Building Statistical Capacity in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States

By Stephanie Medina Cas, Yasmin Alem, Jacinta Bernadette Shirakawa

February 25, 2022

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Stephanie Medina Cas, Yasmin Alem, and Jacinta Bernadette Shirakawa. Building Statistical Capacity in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2022) accessed December 21, 2024

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Summary

Based on internal data, this paper finds that the capacity development program of the IMF’s Statistics Department has prioritized technical assistance and training to fragile and conflict-affected states. These interventions have yielded only slightly weaker results in fragile states than in other states. However, capacity development is constantly needed to make up for the dissipation of progress resulting from insufficient resources that fragile and conflict-affected states allocate to the statistical function, inadequate inter-agency coordination, and the pervasive impact of shocks exogenous to the statistical system. Greater coordination with other capacity development providers and within the IMF can help partially overcome low absorptive capacity in fragile states. Statistical capacity development is more effective when it is tailored to countries’ level of fragility.

Subject: Economic and financial statistics, External sector statistics, Government finance statistics, Income, Information and data management, National accounts, Technology

Keywords: Africa, Capacity Development, Central Africa, Data, External sector statistics, Fragile States, Global, Government finance statistics, Government finance statistics manual, Income, Information and data management, Middle East, Middle East and Central Asia, Pacific Islands, Sta CD delivery, Sta CD mission, Sta CD spending, Statistics, West Africa, World Bank methodology assessment

Publication Details

Pages:

53
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Working Paper No. 2022/045
Stock No:

WPIEA2022045
ISBN:

9798400202742
ISSN:

1018-5941

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