Download or read book Report on Government Finance Public Sector Debt Statistics Technical Assistance written by David Bailey and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2024-02-13 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) Statistics Department (STA) and Fiscal Affairs Department (FAD) provided technical assistance (TA) on government finance statistics (GFS) and public sector debt statistics (PSDS) to the Ministry of Finance (MOF) of the Arab Republic of Egypt during July 4–17, 2023. This was the first such mission since 2017 and the focus was on assisting the Egyptian MOF to identify the necessary processes and systems required to facilitate the production of high-quality fiscal statistics, compliant with the latest international statistical standards (as per the Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014) both with respect to coverage and presentation.
Download or read book Lao People s Democratic Republic Technical Assistance Report Government Finance Statistics and Public Sector Debt Statistics written by International Monetary and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2021-11 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This technical assistance (TA) report on government finance statistics (GFS) covers the remote TA to the Ministry of Finance (MOF) during September 21–October 2 and December 14–18, 2020 and March 9–13 and April 19–23, 2021 (which was extended to May 2021). These peripatetic activities were conducted remotely due to the travel restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 situation. This report documents the main achievements from these activities. These activities were part of the GFS and Public Sector Debt Statistics (PSDS) project funded by the Government of Japan (JSA3) and implemented by the IMF Statistics Department (STA) and the IMF Capacity Development Office in Thailand (CDOT).
Download or read book Republic of Moldova written by International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept. and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2018-10-03 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In response to a request from the European Department, a Public-Sector Debt Statistics (PSDS) technical assistance (TA) mission was conducted in Chisinau during April 2–6, 2018. With the objective of improving Moldovan public sector debt statistics, the mission conducted an evaluation of data comprehensiveness in terms of: (i) institutional coverage; (ii) instrument coverage, including maturity structures; (iii) valuation of debt liabilities; and; (iv) additional fiscal risks resulting from contingent liabilities (on-lending and guarantees). Like the recent article IV mission1 and Public Finance Management (PFM) assessment,2 the mission found that Moldova continues to improve their recording, compilation and dissemination of public sector debt statistics reflecting potential fiscal risks, but faces five main statistical challenges going forward.
Download or read book Cabo Verde Technical Assistance Report Government Finance Statistics and Public Sector Debt Statistics written by International Monetary and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2021-11 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A technical assistance (TA) mission on Government Finance Statistics (GFS) and Public Sector Debt Statistics (PSDS) visited the city of Praia, Republic of Cabo Verde, from July 22 to August 2, 2019, with the aim of putting more and better-quality fiscal data —particularly on PSDS — in the hands of public decision makers. The mission was funded by the Data for Decisions (D4D) fund under module 1 on fiscal data including debt.
Download or read book Papua New Guinea written by International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept. and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2024-03-11 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A technical assistance mission from the IMF’s Statistics Department visited Papua New Guinea (PNG) during August 2-15, 2023, to support the authorities in improving compilation and dissemination of government finance statistics (GFS) and public sector debt statistics (PSDS). The mission assisted the Department of Treasury in resolving outstanding data quality issues and expanding the coverage of fiscal statistics to the broader perimeter of Government including public debt of state-owned enterprises. The mission also provided training on specific aspects of GFS and PSDS and facilitated the dissemination of PNG’s PSDS through the joint IMF/World Bank’s quarterly public sector debt (QPSD) database.
Download or read book Cabo Verde Technical Assistance Report Government Finance Statistics and Public Sector Debt Statistics written by International Monetary and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2021-11 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A technical assistance (TA) mission on Government Finance Statistics (GFS) and Public Sector Debt Statistics (PSDS) visited the city of Praia, Republic of Cabo Verde, from July 22 to August 2, 2019, with the aim of putting more and better-quality fiscal data —particularly on PSDS — in the hands of public decision makers. The mission was funded by the Data for Decisions (D4D) fund under module 1 on fiscal data including debt.
Download or read book Bosnia and Herzegovina written by International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept. and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Technical Assistance Report assesses the current government finance statistics compilation environment in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), particularly the classification of institutional units and debt data compilation based on the Government Finance Statistics Manual and European System of National and Regional Accounts frameworks. It was found that a full list of public sector units in BiH does not currently exist. The Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CBBH) is in a good starting position to compile the public sector debt data. The results of its work on financial balance sheets should enable the CBBH to produce general government debt data in a relatively short term.
Download or read book Bosnia and Herzegovina written by International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept. and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Technical Assistance Report discusses the recommendations made by the IMF mission to assist the statistical authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) with setting up a register of public sector units and further enhancing the debt data based on the framework of the Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014 and European System of National and Regional Accounts. It is recommended that the three statistical institutes (BiH Agency for Statistics, Institute of Statistics, and the Institute of Statistics of the Federation of BiH) should draw up a provisional list of government controlled entities before the sectorization project starts in October 2015. The list should comprise all entities where government exercises some influence.
Download or read book Bosnia and Herzegovina written by International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept. and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2018-02-22 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Technical Assistance Report discusses the findings and recommendations made by the IMF mission about improving government finance statistics (GFS) for decision making in the Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was found that a number of weaknesses of institutional arrangements needed to compile GFS in Bosnia and Herzegovina have yet to be resolved. Although collaboration between units involved in the compilation of GFS is well established in the Republic of Srpska, collaboration between the Bosnian institutions at the entity level and the state institutions lack fully the (in)formal prerequisites to support comprehensive and adequate fiscal data reporting. Particularly the sharing between institutions of data, metadata, and supporting information required for the accurate, timely, efficient, and auditable compilation of GFS needs strengthening.
Download or read book Republic of Mozambique written by International Monetary and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2021-02-26 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This technical assistance (TA) mission on Public Sector Debt Statistics (PSDS) was conducted during October 19-30, 2020. The main purpose of the mission was to review the progress made by the authorities in implementing previous TA recommendations and provide further support to strengthen the compilation and dissemination of GFS in line with international standards set out in the Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014 (GFSM 2014).
Download or read book Cambodia Technical Assistance Report Government Finance Statistics Mission April 26 July 15 2021 written by International Monetary and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2022-05-26 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A follow-up technical assistance (TA) mission to the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) was conducted remotely during 12 days over the period of April 26–July 15, 20211. This activity was part of Cambodia’s participation in the Japan-funded Government Finance Statistics (GFS) and Public Sector Debt Statistics (PSDS) Project for selected Asian countries (JSA3)2. The mission liaised with Mr. Alexandros Mourmouras, Director of the Capacity Development Office in Thailand (CDOT), Mr. Rifaat Basanti, the IMF Regional JSA3 GFS/PSDS Project Manager, Ms. Delphine Anne Moretti, the IMF Regional Public Financial Management (PFM) Advisor for Southeast Asia, and Mr. Sean Craig, Macroeconomic Advisor – all in the CDOT, and Mr. Yasuhisa Ojima, the IMF’s Resident Representative for Cambodia. The mission would like to thank the authorities for their excellent collaboration and support.
Download or read book Federated States of Micronesia Technical Assistance Report Government Finance Statistics Mission October 25 November 2 2021 written by International Monetary and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2022-05-20 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A virtual technical assistance (TA) mission supported by the IMF’s Asia and Pacific Department (APD) was conducted by the IMF Statistics Department (STA) and the Pacific Financial Technical Assistance Centre (PFTAC) during October 25 – November 2, 2021. The mission assisted the Department of Resources and Development (DoRD), National Statistics Office (NSO) improving the compilation and dissemination of Government Finance statistics (GFS) and Public Sector Debt Statistics (PSDS) according to the Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014 (GFSM2014) and the Public-Sector Debt Statistics Guide 2011 (PSDSG 2011). The mission was conducted under the Data for Decisions (D4D) trust fund,1 a multi-donor initiative aimed at strengthening the quality of national statistical outputs to better support economic policy making in low-and lower-middle income countries and the PFTAC GFS capacity development project.
Download or read book Kenya written by International Monetary and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2021-01-26 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In response to a request from the Government of Kenya, an AFRITAC East (AFE) government finance statistics (GFS) technical assistance (TA) mission was conducted in Nairobi, Kenya, during October 7–16, 2019. The primary objective of the mission was to support staff in improving the quality of fiscal and public debt data for the general government and migration of the fiscal framework to Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014 (GFSM 2014) concepts to facilitate fiscal and debt policy analysis for improved public financial management. This is a continuation of the ongoing efforts in capacity development aimed at supporting member countries to adopt the GFSM 2014 and the Public Sector Debt Statistics Guide (PSDSG 2011).
Download or read book Botswana written by International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept. and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2018-12-06 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In response to a request for IMF technical assistance (TA) made by the Botswana authorities and in consultation with the IMF’s African Department, a government finance statistics (GFS) TA mission from the IMF’s Statistics Department visited Gaborone during the period March 13–24, 2017. The mission is part of the GFS Module of the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development-funded Enhanced Data Dissemination Initiative 2. The main objective of the mission was to continue to assist the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MFED) in the compilation and dissemination of fiscal statistics in accordance with the guidelines of the Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014 (GFSM 2014) and Public Sector Debt Statistics: Guide for Compilers and Users.
Download or read book Thailand written by International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept. and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2018-12-03 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main purpose of this mission—undertaken with the support of the Government of Japan’s government finance statistics (GFS) project for selected Asian countries—was to improve the quality of the GFS for nonfinancial public corporations (NFPCs) in Thailand by designing a simpler, but more complete, compilation system for the GFS compilers in the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) of the Ministry of Finance. The mission also discussed some specific general government GFS data compilation issues with the compilers and recommended some actions that would lead to further improvements in data quality as well as consistency with other macroeconomic statistics. In addition, the mission commended the recent momentum gained by the Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) on the reporting of timely, quarterly public sector debt statistics and encouraged them to continue with the regular, quarterly reporting.
Download or read book Uganda written by International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept. and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2017-10-05 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In response to a request for IMF technical assistance (TA) by the Ugandan authorities and in consultation with the IMF’s African Department (AFR), a government finance statistics (GFS) TA mission from the IMF’s Statistics Department visited Kampala during July 8–18, 2014. The mission was led by Mr. Rocha, with participation by Mr. Robinson. Mr. Johan Mathisen, the IMF GFS Advisor at the East Africa Technical Assistance Center (AFRITAC), and an East African Community (EAC) Secretariat representative, Mr. Michael Gitau, participated in the mission. The mission was undertaken within the context of project STA_UGA_2015_04 and was aligned with the improvement of fiscal data requirements associated with the convergence criteria under the East African Monetary Union (EAMU) Protocol. The main objectives of the mission were to (i) assist the Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development (MOFPED) and the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) in the compilation and dissemination of GFS in accordance with the guidelines of the Government Finance Statistics Manual 2001/14 (GFSM 2001/14); and (ii) provide GFS training to counterpart staff.
Download or read book Rwanda written by International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept. and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2018-03-28 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Technical Assistance Report discusses the findings and recommendations made by the IMF mission to assist Rwandan authorities in compiling annual government finance statistics (GFS) for the general government for FY2015/16 and high-frequency GFS for the budgetary central government and central government. It was observed that the annual GFS compilation is on track and even exceeding the expectations. The compilation of high frequency data should now be the focus of the authorities’ efforts. Quarterly Central Government data are expected to be compiled within 60 days for FY2017/18. Monthly BCG data are already compiled within 30 days from end of the period. In both cases, the Rwandan authorities have made some initial progress.
