Kosovo Implements the International Monetary Fund’s Enhanced General Data Dissemination System
IMF News, May 11, 2017
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- Published: May 11, 2017
Key announcement and context
- Press Release No. 17/163
- Date: May 11, 2017
- Kosovo has implemented the recommendations of the Enhanced General Data Dissemination System (e-GDDS) endorsed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board in May 2015.
- The e-GDDS supersedes the GDDS, which was established in 1997.
National Summary Data Page (NSDP) implementation
- Kosovo published critical data through an upgraded version of the National Summary Data Page (NSDP).
- The new version of the NSDP will continue to be posted on the Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo’s website and is accessible on the IMF’s Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board at http://dsbb.imf.org.
- The NSDP utilizes the Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange (SDMX).
- The NSDP contains links to statistics published by official data producers:
- Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo
- Kosovo Agency of Statistics
- Ministry of Finance
Intended benefits and functions
- The NSDP aims to serve as a one-stop publication vehicle for essential macroeconomic data—in both human and machine-readable formats.
- Publication of essential economic data through the NSDP will provide:
- National policymakers and domestic and international stakeholders with easy access to critical information for monitoring economic conditions and policies.
- Investors and rating agencies with timely access to information identified by the IMF’s Executive Board as critical for monitoring economic conditions and policies.
- Making information accessible in both human and machine-readable formats, and according to an Advance Release Calendar, will:
- Allow all users to have simultaneous access to timely data.
- Bring greater data transparency.
Official statements
- Louis Marc Ducharme, Director of the IMF’s Statistics Department: “I am confident that Kosovo will benefit from using the e-GDDS as a framework for further development of its statistical system.”
- The page references a short video which gives a broad overview of the benefits of the eGDDS.
Media contact
- IMF Communications Department, MEDIA RELATIONS
- PRESS OFFICER: Bruno Pierre Silvestre
- Phone: +1 202 623-7100
- Email: MEDIA@IMF.org
Kosovo Implements the International Monetary Fund’s Enhanced General Data Dissemination System — Press Release No. 17/163, May 11, 2017