Seychelles: Technical Assistance Report-External Sector Statistics
IMF Staff Country Reports, April 12, 2022
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Bibliographic details
- Published: April 12, 2022
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400209413.002
Mission overview
- A remote external sector statistics (ESS) technical assistance (TA) was provided to the Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS) during October 4–13, 2021.
- Publication date: April 12, 2022.
- Format: IMF Staff Country Report; Pages: 28; Volume: 2022; Issue: 116; Series: Country Report No. 2022/116.
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400209413.002
- Stock No: 1SYCEA2022002; ISBN: 9798400209413; ISSN: 1934-7685.
Mission objectives
- Assist the authorities in improving the quality of ESS by focusing on actions undertaken by the CBS for collecting data from corporate service providers (CSPs) and their inclusion in the balance of payments and international investment position (IIP) statistics.
- Assess the data reported by the CSPs and their fit into the ESS framework.
- Prepare the basis for Seychelles’ participation in the IMF’s survey “Resident Special Purpose Entities: Cross Border Flows and Positions) (IMF’s SPEs Survey).
- Review and assess the adequacy of estimated travel services.
Core subject areas covered
- Asset and liability management
- Balance of payments statistics
- Data collection
- Economic and financial statistics
- External position
- External sector statistics
- International investment position
- International organization
- Monetary policy
- Special purpose vehicle
Keywords and focus terms
- Balance of payments statistics
- CBS ESS compiler
- D. staff resource
- Data collection
- External sector statistics
- IMF survey
- IMF's SPE survey
- IMF's Statistics Department
- IMF's survey
- International investment position
- Special purpose vehicle
Key deliverables and intended outcomes
- Basis for integrating CSP-reported data into balance of payments and IIP statistics.
- Assessment framework for CSP data fit within ESS standards.
- Preparatory work enabling participation in the IMF’s SPEs Survey.
- Evaluation of the adequacy of travel services estimates.
Source: Seychelles: Technical Assistance Report-External Sector Statistics, IMF Staff Country Reports, April 12, 2022.
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