Samoa: Technical Assistance Report-Report on the External Sector Statistics Assistance Mission

March 26, 2019

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Samoa: Technical Assistance Report-Report on the External Sector Statistics Assistance Mission, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2019) accessed September 19, 2024

Summary

This report discusses the report of technical assistance mission to support the Central Bank of Samoa (CBS) in further strengthening external sector statistics compilation and dissemination. The mission recommended that ESS compilers convert to using the International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) data as the source of exports data starting 2019; and adjust historical data at least as far back as 2014. Also, it would be beneficial to switch the source of trade in goods exports from exchange control records to Customs data to ensure better coverage and improve consistency with the IMTS published by the Samoa Bureau of Statistics. The CBS should adopt a step-by-step approach for the collection of offshore units’ data, initially focusing on offshore banks. As international requirements for the reporting of offshore units evolves, it is likely that the Samoa International Finance Authority (SIFA) and the offshore company trustees will need to expand data collection from the offshore units under their jurisdiction. The CBS should, therefore, keep abreast of developments with respect to offshore reporting and continue to liaise with the SIFA.

Subject: Balance of payments, Balance of payments statistics, Economic and financial statistics, External sector statistics, Foreign direct investment, Imports, International trade, Remittances

Keywords: Balance of payments statistics, Caribbean, CBS compiler, CBS export, CBS management, CR, Customs data, Enterprise, External sector statistics, Foreign direct investment, Imports, IMTS data, Information, ISCR, Liabilities data, Position data, Remittances, SBS data, Transactions data

Publication Details

Pages:

20
Volume:

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DOI:

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Issue:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2019/086
Stock No:

1WSMEA2019001
ISBN:

9781498305099
ISSN:

1934-7685

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