Islamic Republic of Mauritania: Technical Assistance Report-Report on the External Sector Statistics Technical Assistance Mission (March 19–30, 2018)
IMF Staff Country Reports, January 16, 2019
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- Published: January 16, 2019
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484388709.002
Mission purpose and context
- Mission dates: March 19–30, 2018.
- Requesting authority: Central Bank of Mauritania (BCM).
- IMF departments involved: Statistics Department (STA) mission, supported by the IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia Department (MCD).
- Initiative financing: Financial Sector Stability Fund (FSSF): Balance Sheet Approach (BSA) Sub-Module.
- Intended intersectoral outcome: enable the production of more reliable BSA matrices to support macroprudential policies, the country’s financial stability analysis, and the IMF’s surveillance missions.
Key objectives
- Work closely with the BCM to:
- (i) improve the compilation of the balance of payments (BOP);
- (ii) propose a framework for compiling the international investment position (IIP).
Main findings
- The mission notes the need to improve the quality of most items in the BOP, particularly the financial account.
- Improvements in BOP compilation could also aid IIP compilation efforts in the near future.
- These findings build on the recommendations of the last TA mission on external sector statistics (ESS) carried out at the BCM in October 2016.
Expected analytical and policy benefits
- More reliable BSA matrices for:
- supporting macroprudential policies;
- strengthening the country’s financial stability analysis;
- enhancing the IMF’s surveillance missions.
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