Seychelles: Technical Assistance Report-External Sector Statistics
April 12, 2022
Summary
A remote external sector statistics (ESS) technical assistance (TA) was provided to the Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS) during October 4–13, 2021. The main objectives of the mission were to (i) 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; (ii) assess the data reported by the CSPs and their fit into the ESS framework; (iii) prepare the basis for Seychelles’ participation in the IMF’s survey “Resident Special Purpose Entities: Cross Border Flows and Positions) (IMF’s SPEs Survey); and (iv) review and assess the adequacy of estimated travel services.
Subject: 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: 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
Pages:
28
Volume:
2022
DOI:
Issue:
116
Series:
Country Report No. 2022/116
Stock No:
1SYCEA2022002
ISBN:
9798400209413
ISSN:
1934-7685






