Republic of Belarus: Technical Assistance Report-Report on External Sectoral Accounts Mission (November 11-22, 2019)
IMF Staff Country Reports, June 9, 2020
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Bibliographic details
- Published: June 9, 2020
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513546865.002
Mission objectives
- Review with the National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus (Belstat) current data sources.
- Identify data sources that needed to be improved.
- Demonstrate how to construct the tables for sectoral accounts.
- Prepare a work plan for Belstat to implement sectoral accounts compilation.
Key findings
- The mission noted a few instances where the data could be improved through the provision of more detail or verification that the classification had been done correctly.
- The mission worked with Belstat staff to show how the currently available data sources should be used to compile sector balance sheets and how to use these data to construct the sector financial accounts.
Recommendations and follow-up actions
- Belstat should prepare the financial balance sheets (FABS) for 2017 using the data presently available.
- Belstat staff should be encouraged to apply for courses on the FABS, such as those offered by the IMF.
Summary (as presented in source)
- The contents of this report constitute technical advice provided by the staff of the IMF to the authorities of the Republic of Belarus in response to their request for technical assistance.
- The principal purposes of the mission were to review current data sources with Belstat; identify data sources that needed to be improved; demonstrate how to construct the tables; and prepare a work plan.
- The mission recommended that Belstat prepare the financial balance sheets (FABS) for 2017 using the data presently available and that Belstat staff be encouraged to apply for courses on the FABS, such as those offered by the IMF.
Subjects and keywords
- Subject: Currencies, Economic and financial statistics, External sector statistics, Financial institutions, Financial statements, Government finance statistics, Money, Public financial management (PFM), Stocks
- Keywords: accounts receivable, asset holding, balance sheet data, Belstat, Belstat request, Belstat staff, CR, Currencies, External sector statistics, financial balance sheet, Financial statements, Government finance statistics, ISCR, retained earnings, Stocks
International Monetary Fund. Republic of Belarus: Technical Assistance Report-Report on External Sectoral Accounts Mission (November 11-22, 2019). IMF Staff Country Reports 2020, 194 (2020).
Content in this bundle
- 1. Belarus Priority Recommendations