Technical Assistance Reports

Papua New Guinea: Technical Assistance Report-Government Finance Statistics and Public Sector Debt Statistics Mission (August 2–15, 2023)

Publication Date:

March 11, 2024

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

A technical assistance mission from the IMF’s Statistics Department visited Papua New Guinea (PNG) during August 2-15, 2023, to support the authorities in improving compilation and dissemination of government finance statistics (GFS) and public sector debt statistics (PSDS). The mission assisted the Department of Treasury in resolving outstanding data quality issues and expanding the coverage of fiscal statistics to the broader perimeter of Government including public debt of state-owned enterprises. The mission also provided training on specific aspects of GFS and PSDS and facilitated the dissemination of PNG’s PSDS through the joint IMF/World Bank’s quarterly public sector debt (QPSD) database.

Series:

Technical Assistance Report No. 2024/019

Subject:

International organization Monetary policy

Frequency:

regular