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Myanmar: Technical Assistance Report–External Sector Statistics Mission
IMF Country Report No. 20/46
MYANMAR
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REPORT–EXTERNAL SECTOR STATISTICS MISSION
February 2020
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TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REPORT
MYANMAR
Report on the External Sector Statistics Mission (June 3–5, 2019)
JANUARY 2020
PREPARED BY
Angsupalee Wacharakiat, IMF Capacity Development Office in Thailand (CDOT)
BENEFICIARY COUNTRIES
Cambodia, Lao P.D.R., Myanmar, Vietnam, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Timor-Leste, and Tonga
PARTNERS
Japan, Bank of Thailand
DISCLAIMER
The contents of this report constitute technical advice provided by the staff of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to the authorities of Myanmar (the “TA recipient”) in response to their request for technical assistance. This report (in whole or in part) or summaries thereof may be disclosed by the IMF to IMF Executive Directors and members of their staff, as well as to other agencies or instrumentalities of the TA recipient, and upon their request, to World Bank staff, and other technical assistance providers and donors with legitimate interest unless the TA recipient specifically objects to such disclosure (see Operational Guidelines for the Dissemination of Technical Assistance Information). Publication or Disclosure of this report (in whole or in part) or summaries thereof to parties outside the IMF other than agencies or instrumentalities of the TA recipient, World Bank staff, other technical assistance providers and donors with legitimate interest shall require the explicit consent of the TA recipient and the IMF’s Statistics Department.
Beneficiary Countries
Citation: IMF Staff Country Reports 2020, 046; 10.5089/9781513530307.002.A000
Beneficiary Countries
Citation: IMF Staff Country Reports 2020, 046; 10.5089/9781513530307.002.A000
Beneficiary Countries
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Partners
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Partners
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Partners
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Contents
Glossary
SUMMARY OF MISSION OUTCOMES AND PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS
DETAILED TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
A. Updated Action Plan
B. Potential Under-Coverage of Myanmar Imports
C. Travel Credits
D. Other Matters
E. Officials Met During the Mission
TABLES
1. Priority Recommendations for ESS Enhancement
APPENDIX
I. Instruction on How to Retrieve Data from China Customs’ Interactive Database
II. Verification of Travel Credits Estimates
Glossary
| ATE |
Average travel expenditure per person per day |
| BPS |
Balance of Payments Section, Central Bank of Myanmar |
| CBM |
Central Bank of Myanmar |
| CDOT |
IMF’s Capacity Development Office in Thailand |
| CSO |
Central Statistical Organization |
| DDG |
Director General of a department in the Central Bank of Myanmar |
| DG |
Deputy Governor |
| DICA |
Directorate of Investment and Company Administration |
| EDS |
External debt statistics |
| ESS |
External sector statistics |
| FEMD |
Foreign Exchange Management Department, Central Bank of Myanmar |
| HS |
Harmonized System |
| IIP |
International investment position |
| IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
| IMTS |
International merchandise trade statistics |
| MOHT |
Ministry of Hotels and Tourism |
| MOLES |
Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security |
| MOPF |
Ministry of Planning and Finance |
| STA |
IMF’s Statistics Department |
| TA |
Technical assistance |
