Balance of Payments Textbook
Manuals & Guides, April 15, 1996
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- Balance of Payments Textbook
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Bibliographic details
- Published: April 15, 1996
- Series: Manuals & Guides
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557755704.069
Overview
- The Balance of Payments Textbook is a companion document to the fifth edition of the Balance of Payments Manual.
- Provides illustrative examples and applications of concepts, definitions, classifications, and conventions contained in the Manual.
- Affords compilers opportunities for enhancing their understanding of the relevant parts of the Manual.
- Identified as one of the main reference materials for training courses in balance of payments methodology.
- Publication date: April 15, 1996.
Key features and intended use
- Emphasizes illustrative examples and applications to aid compilers.
- Serves as a primary training reference for balance of payments methodology.
- Target audience: compilers, central banks, national accounts practitioners, and others involved in balance of payments compilation.
Subjects and keywords
- Subject: Balance of payments, Central banks, Credit, Financial account, Foreign direct investment, Income, Money, National accounts, Reserve assets
- Keywords: asset, BOP statement, calculated trade credit transaction, Central America, company, Credit, Financial account, Foreign direct investment, Global, Income, investment, investment income, M&G, portfolio investment, Reserve assets, trade credit liabilities arise, transaction, unit of account
Summary of content emphasis
- Illustrative examples and applications that map directly to the fifth edition of the Balance of Payments Manual.
- Clarifies concepts, definitions, classifications, and conventions for practical compilation tasks.
- Designed to enhance practical understanding rather than to introduce new methodological standards.
Source: Balance of Payments Textbook, International Monetary Fund — https://www.imf.org/en/publications/manuals-guides/issues/2016/12/30/balance-of-payments-textbook-1559
Content in this bundle
- Balance of Payments Textbook, 1996