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Consolidation in the GFS Framework

  • December 19, 2014

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  • 06:51

This episode introduces the Government Finance Statistics concept of consolidation of activities within government. It explains the idea and rationale behind consolidation, elaborates its implementation in practice and how consolidation impacts data.

  • Claudia Dziobek, Chief Government Finance Division IMF Statistics Department
  • Tobias Wickens, Senior Economist Government Finance Division
  • Deon Tanzer, Economist Government Finance Division
  • Hendrik Tillmann-Zorn, GFS Expert