This paper reviews the framework for Data Adequacy Assessment for Surveillance, which is a key element of the policies that govern the requirements for Data Provision to the Fund for Surveillance Purposes, aimed at ensuring high-quality data for economic analysis and policy advice. The Data...

A technical assistance (TA) mission was conducted from January 15-19, 2024, to assist the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) with the further improvement of their Residential Property Price Index (RPPI). The mission was conducted under the auspices of the Data for Decisions (D4D) Trust Fund. The...

A technical assistance (TA) mission on external sector statistics (ESS) was conducted to the Central Statistics Office (CSO) of Saint Lucia as part of the Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Centre (CARTAC) work program on ESS. The mission focused on addressing data compilation issues on...

The primary objective of the mission was to continue assisting Statistics Botswana with developing the producer price index (PPI). The report provides an overview of ongoing work to expand PPI coverage to include manufacturing and agriculture. Additionally, ongoing work to expand consumer price...

The IMF conducted a diagnostic review of the financial system of the Kingdom of Eswatini and proposed a Technical Assistance Roadmap to support the authorities' detection of risks and vulnerabilities and to enhance capacity in financial sector oversight. The financial stability module focused on...

New data sources are now available in many countries to supplement direct collection of prices for the consumer price index (CPI). This technical assistance mission supported the National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova with incorporating scanner data from the State Tax Service...

A technical assistance (TA) mission was conducted by the statistics department of the IMF in May 2023 to assist the Somalia National Bureau of Statistics (SNBS) with updating the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Preliminary consumer basket was created during the mission with expanded coverage, and...

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 mission worked with officials of the Central Bank of Suriname (CBS) to review the compilation framework of monetary statistics for the central bank (CB) and other depository corporations (ODCs) in accordance with the methodology set out in the IMF's 2016 Monetary and Financial Statistics...

A technical assistance (TA) mission on external sector statistics (ESS) was conducted for the Andorran Statistics Department (ASD) in the Principality of Andorra in September 2023. The mission focused on preparing plans to improve the frequency of producing balance of payments statistics and...