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World Map Revision of the Fifth Edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: Papers of the Balance of Payments Technical Expert Group

Last Updated: December 10, 2007

Information on the functions of the four technical expert groups (TEGs) can be found on the TEG introductory page.

BOPTEG List of Issues (249 kb pdf file)

Summary Conclusions of the First BOPTEG Meeting, June 22-24, 2004 (107 kb pdf file)

Summary Conclusions of the Second BOPTEG Meeting, November 29 - December 2, 2004 (310 kb pdf file)

Issues Papers

# 1Terms of Reference (30 kb PDF file)
# 2Activation of Guarantees (17 kb PDF file)
# 3Application of Accrual Principles to Debt Arrears (15 kb PDF file)
# 5Criteria for Identification of Branches (13 kb PDF file)
# 6AMultiterritory Enterprises (20 kb PDF file)
# 7Institutional Sector Classification (16 kb PDF file)
# 8Residence of Households (16 kb PDF file)
# 8AResidence of Households (19 kb PDF file)
# 9Special Purpose Entities and Holding Companies (24 kb PDF file)
# 9ASpecial Purpose Entities (20 kb PDF file)
# 9BThe Sector Classification of Special Purpose Entities (136 kb PDF file)
# 10Residency of Special Purpose Entities (14 kb PDF file)
# 12Untraded and Formerly Traded Securities (100 kb PDF file)
# 13Traded Loans - Criteria to Become Securities (253 kb PDF file)
# 14ARe-exports and Goods in Transit (11 kb PDF file)
# 14BGoods for Processing - Implications for Balance of Payments and National Accounts Data (18 kb PDF file)
# 16Merchanting (29 kb PDF file)
# 16AMerchanting (139 kb PDF file)
# 16BMerchanting: Some Numerical Examples of the Present and Proposed Treatments (264 kb PDF file)
# 17Classification of Services (16 kb PDF file)
# 18Direct Investment - Reinvested Earnings (33 kb PDF file)
# 19Retained Earnings of Collective Investment Schemes (18 kb PDF file)
# 19ARetained Earnings of Mutual Funds and Other Collective Investment Schemes (157 kb PDF file)
# 20AThe Accrual of Interest on Debt Securities (18 kb PDF file)
# 20BInterest on Debt Securities (116 kb PDF file)
# 21Income on Securities Lending and Reversible Gold Transactions (150 kb PDF file)
# 21AThe Nature of Lease Payments on Gold Loans (174 kb PDF file)
# 22Treatment of Technical Assistance (98 kb PDF file)
# 24Reinsurance - Implications for Balance of Payments and National Accounts (15 kb PDF file)
# 25Debt Instruments Indexed to a Foreign Currency (137 kb PDF file)
# 26Treatment of Interest and Index-linked Debt Instruments (134 kb PDF file)
# 27Nonmonetary Gold (24 kb PDF file)
# 27AThe Treatment of Non-Monetary Gold in the Macro Economic Accounts (119 kb PDF file)
# 27BNon-Monetary Gold: A Possible Way Forward (210 kb PDF file)
# 28Classification of Financial Instruments (106 kb PDF file)
# 29Concessional Debt (115 kb PDF file)
# 30The Distinction Between Deposits and Loans in Macro-Economic Statistics (319 kb PDF file)

Outcome Papers

# 2 Activation of Guarantees (88 kb PDF file)
# 3 Application of Accrual Principles to Debt Arrears (80 kb PDF file)
# 4 Valuation of Loans (86 kb PDF file)
# 5 Criteria for Identification of Branches (80 kb PDF file)
# 6 Multiterritory Enterprises (82 kb PDF file)
# 7 Institutional Sector Classification (83 kb PDF file)
# 8 Residence of Household (90 kb PDF file)
# 9 and 10 Special Purpose Entities (SPEs) and Holding Companies (90 kb PDF file)
# 9B Sector and Industry Classification of Holding Companies (240 kb PDF file)
# 12 Untraded and Formerly Traded Securities (156 kb PDF file)
# 13 Traded Loans - Criteria to Become Securities (198 kb PDF file)
# 14A Re-export and Goods in Transit (94 kb PDF file)
# 14B Goods for Processing (98 kb PDF file)
# 16A Merchanting (198 kb PDF file)
# 17 Classification of Services (83 kb PDF file)
# 18 Reinvested Earnings (88 kb PDF file)
# 19 Retained Earnings of Mutual Funds (158 kb PDF file)
# 20 Interest on Debt Securities (82 kb PDF file)
# 20 Interest on Debt Securities: Outcome of Electronic Discussion (56 kb PDF file)
# 21 Income on Securities Lending and Reversible Gold Transactions (199 kb PDF file)
# 22 Treatment of Technical Assistance (194 kb PDF file)
# 25 Debt Instruments Indexed to a Foreign Currency (194 kb PDF file)
# 26 Interest on Indexed Instruments (256 kb PDF file)
# 28 Classification of Financial Instruments (254 kb PDF file)
# 29 Concessional Debt (297 kb PDF file)
# 30 Distinction Between Loans and Deposits (197 kb PDF file)

Background Papers

# 9B Statistical Treatment of Special Purpose Vehicles and Related Issues (199 kb PDF file)
# 12 and 13 Borderline between Loans and Debt Securities (147 kb PDF file)
#18 and 19A Retained Earnings of Mutual Funds and Rerouting of Investment Income of Technical Reserves of Life Insurance Enterprises and Pension Funds (74 kb PDF file)
# 20 Interest on Debt Securities (172 kb PDF file)
# 26 Indexation of Debt Instruments
An Illustrative Example Prompted By Revised BOPTEG Issues Paper #26 (278 kb PDF file)
# 27A The Treatment of Non-Monetary Gold in the Macro Economic Accounts (214 kb PDF file)
# 27A Treatment of Gold in Balance of Payments Statistics (325 kb PDF file)
# 30 The Distinction Between Deposits and Loans in Macro-Economic Statistics (107 kb PDF file)