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Islamic Republic of Afghanistan: Technical Assistance Report-Report on the External Sector Statistics Mission (March 12–22, 2018)

November 20, 2018

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Islamic Republic of Afghanistan: Technical Assistance Report-Report on the External Sector Statistics Mission (March 12–22, 2018), (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2018) accessed November 23, 2024

Summary

A technical assistance (TA) mission on external sector statistics (ESS) was conducted in Beirut, Lebanon, during March 12–22, 2018, for the Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB).1 The mission took place at the request of the DAB and with strong support of the IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia Department. This mission is part of the Middle East Regional Technical Assistance Center (METAC) work program. The main objectives of the mission were to assist the DAB in improving the quality of the balance of payments and International Investment Position (IIP) by suggesting improvements in the statistical techniques and promoting the use of adequate source data. The main focus of the mission was on filling data gaps by developing new estimation methods based on existing and new data sources.

Subject: Balance of payments, Balance of payments statistics, Data collection, Economic and financial statistics, External sector statistics, Foreign direct investment, Imports, International trade

Keywords: Balance of payments account, Balance of payments compiler, Balance of payments purpose, Balance of payments requirements, Balance of payments statistics, Balance of payments transaction, Compiled balance of payments, CR, Data collection, External sector statistics, Foreign direct investment, Imports, ISCR, Middle East

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    32

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Country Report No. 2018/321

  • Stock No:

    1AFGEA2018002

  • ISBN:

    9781484384954

  • ISSN:

    1934-7685

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