Virtual : External Debt Statistics (EDS)

Source details

Target audience:
- Officials whose main responsibility is the compilation of external debt and/or international investment position (IIP) statistics.
Qualifications:
- Degree in economics, statistics, or equivalent experience.
- Basic knowledge of international accounts concepts.
- Minimum of one year of experience in compiling external debt statistics (EDS) or IIP statistics.

Purpose:
- Provide a thorough understanding of the international standards for compilation of EDS as presented in the 2013 EDS: Guide for Compilers and Users (2013 EDS Guide).
- Offer practical compilation guidance on data sources and techniques for compiling EDS, and on analysis of these data, taking into account relevant developments in the global financial market.
Structure:
- Series of lectures, practical exercises, and case studies.
Topics covered:
- Recent developments in the global financial market (e.g., process of disintermediation, moving away from traditional cross-border investment vehicles, etc.) and their effect on EDS compilation.
- Implementation of the 2013 EDS Guide and ensuring consistency and comparability among external debt statistics and other macroeconomic statistics, namely balance of payments, IIP, government finance statistics, and national accounts.
- Data dissemination and requirements of the World Bank's Quarterly External Debt Statistics (QEDS) database.

Upon completion, participants should be able to:
- Describe recent developments that affect EDS.
- Apply the conceptual framework for the compilation of EDS following the 2013 EDS Guide.
- Identify data gaps and set up a strategy for improving the EDS compilation.
- Describe linkages of EDS with other macroeconomic datasets.