## BILATERAL PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY JAPAN (JSA) IN FY2027

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**Canonical URL:** [BILATERAL PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY JAPAN (JSA) IN FY2027](https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/data/statistics/japanimf-bilateral-statistics-program-jsa-brochure.pdf)

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### Objectives and Thematic Coverage
- Data Dissemination
  - Objective: Promote data transparency through IMF Data Standards implementation
  - Priority countries: Eligible countries globally
- Public Sector Debt Statistics (PSDS)
  - Objective: Strengthen PSDS through diagnostic assessments to improve debt transparency
  - Priority countries: Eligible countries across Africa and Asia-Pacific region
- External Sector Statistics (ESS)
  - Objective: Advance ESS to strengthen macroeconomic assessment and monitor external risks
  - Priority countries: Eligible countries in the Asia-Pacific Region
- Real Sector Statistics (RSS) and Government Finance Statistics (GFS)
  - Objective: Strengthen real sector and fiscal statistics to support economic analysis and policymaking
  - Priority countries: Eligible countries in the Asia-Pacific Region

### Delivery Modalities and Capacity-Building Activities
- Technical Assistance & Training modalities:
  - Workshops
  - Missions
  - Peer Learning
  - Online Learning
- Flexible modalities:
  - Diagnostics, technical assistance, and training delivered through in-person, virtual, and hybrid modalities
- Country-tailored approach:
  - Targeted to specific data gaps and institutional capacity constraints
- Integration:
  - Integrated with IMF surveillance and lending, with support delivered through HQ and on-the-ground experts

### Selected Impact Highlights (country-level outcomes)
- Papua New Guinea
  - Stronger monitoring of external sector vulnerabilities
  - Developed the first International Investment Position statistics, strengthening capacity to analyze external sector developments and risks
  - Completed a public sector debt statistics diagnostic assessment, identifying reform priorities and strengthening data practices
- Mauritius
  - Launched National Summary Data Pages, providing access to key economic statistics through a single platform
  - Result: Greater transparency and access to macroeconomic data
- Democratic Republic of Congo and Djibouti
  - Expanded coverage of government finance statistics and introduced balance sheet data
  - Result: Improved monitoring of fiscal risks and stronger fiscal analysis
- Cambodia
  - JSA programs strengthen statistical systems, delivering better data for more effective policymaking and IMF surveillance

### Regional Coverage, Scale, and Key Statistics
- Supported 25 countries in Fiscal Year 2026
- Portfolio size: ~$10M PORTFOLIO
- Regional breakdown (Percentage of total):
  - 56% from Asia and the Pacific
  - 40% from Africa
  - 4% from Middle East and Central Asia
- Numerical items presented in source: 26, 34, 25, 15

### Expected Institutional Outcomes
- Stronger Statistical Systems
  - Enhanced institutional arrangements and staff capacity
- Better Data
  - Improved quality, coverage and timeliness of statistics
- Better Policymaking
  - Strengthened data transparency and use in economic analysis

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_Source: https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/data/statistics/japanimf-bilateral-statistics-program-jsa-brochure.pdf_