Front Matter Page
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Statistics Department
MID-TERM EVALUATION REPORT ON THE ENHANCED DATA DISSEMINATION INITIATIVE PROJECT
(Covering the Period April 1, 2010 to September 30, 2012)
Prepared by Thomas Morrison
march 20, 2013
Contents
Acronyms
Executive Summary
I. Introduction
II. Background
III. Feedback from Stakeholders
A. Counterparts in Participating Countries
B. IMF Module Managers and Experts.
C. DFID Regional and Country Advisors
IV. Recommendations.
Tables
1. EDDI Modules and Countries
2. Average Ratings from Questionnaires
Box 1. Highlights of Key Results Achieved in First Half of EDDI
Chart 1. Share of Respondents that Agree or Disagree with Statements in the Questionnaire.
Appendices
I. Mid-Term Evaluation Country Questionnaire
II. Questionnaire for IMF Module Managers and Experts
III. DFID Advisors Questionnaire
ACRONYMS
| ARC | Advance Release Calendar |
| AFRITAC | African Regional Technical Assistance Center |
| BOP | Balance of Payments |
| CPI | Consumer Price Index |
| DFID | U.K. Department for International Development |
| FSI | Financial Soundness Indicators |
| GDDS | General Data Dissemination System |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GFS | Government Finance Statistics |
| IIP | International Investment Position |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| MEFMI | Macroeconomic and Economic Financial Management Institute |
| NA | National accounts |
| NSDP | National Summary Data Page |
| NSDS | National Strategy for the Development of Statistics |
| PCFS | Private Capital Flows Survey |
| PPI | Producer Price Index |
| QNA | Quarterly National Accounts |
| SACU | Southern African Customs Union |
| SADC | Southern African Development Community |
| SDDS | Special Data Dissemination Standard |
| SNA | System of National Accounts |
| TA | Technical assistance |
| VAT | Value added tax |
| WAIFEM | West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management |
