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  "title": "External Sector Statistics - Intermediate",
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  "summary": "Back to top Qualifications Participants are expected to have a degree in economics or statistics and at least two years of relevant compilation experience or should have completed the Compilation of Balance of Payments Statistics (BPSCG) course.",
  "publishDate": "2023-10-26",
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    {
      "heading": "Target audience and qualifications",
      "content": "- Target audience: Officials responsible for the compilation of external sector statistics (ESS) (balance of payments and/or international investment position (IIP)) statistics, and who are familiar with the methodology of the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Statistics Manual, sixth edition (BPM6).\n- Expected qualifications:\n  - Degree in economics or statistics.\n  - At least two years of relevant compilation experience; or\n  - Completion of the Compilation of Balance of Payments Statistics (BPSCG) course.\n- Recommendation: Completion of the balance of payments/IIP online course (BOP-IIPx) to review or learn basic balance of payments and IIP concepts, since the course does not cover basic concepts."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Course description and structure",
      "content": "- Presented by: Statistics Department.\n- Level: Intermediate regional course on balance of payments and IIP statistics targeting compilers with some compilation experience.\n- Focus: More complex methodological issues than standard introductory courses; does not cover basic balance of payments and IIP concepts.\n- Format:\n  - Series of lectures and workshops.\n  - Analysis of country cases with a strong data component to allow peer learning and sharing of experiences.\n  - Specific exercises to integrate data compilation with Fund surveillance and policy advice and to demonstrate analytical uses of ESS."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Key topics and methodological emphases",
      "content": "- Deep understanding of concepts, data sources, and compilation techniques for balance of payments and IIP statistics.\n- Emphasis on challenges in compiling data in emerging areas of user interest, including:\n  - Estimating informal cross border activities.\n  - Treatment of special purpose entities.\n- Examination of themes and challenges emerging from developments in the global economy and their impact on compilation work."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Course objectives",
      "content": "Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:\n- Apply knowledge gained in dealing with complex methodological and compilation issues related to balance of payments and IIP statistics.\n- Identify potential data sources and compilation techniques to be used to improve the coverage in ESS of activities emerging from globalization.\n- Describe the analytical uses of balance of payments and IIP statistics."
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    "Target audience: Officials responsible for the compilation of external sector statistics (ESS) (balance of payments and/or international investment position (IIP)) statistics, and who are familiar with the methodology of the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Statistics Manual, sixth edition (BPM6).",
    "Expected qualifications:",
    "Recommendation: Completion of the balance of payments/IIP online course (BOP-IIPx) to review or learn basic balance of payments and IIP concepts, since the course does not cover basic concepts.",
    "Presented by: Statistics Department.",
    "Level: Intermediate regional course on balance of payments and IIP statistics targeting compilers with some compilation experience.",
    "Focus: More complex methodological issues than standard introductory courses; does not cover basic balance of payments and IIP concepts.",
    "Format:",
    "Deep understanding of concepts, data sources, and compilation techniques for balance of payments and IIP statistics.",
    "Emphasis on challenges in compiling data in emerging areas of user interest, including:",
    "Examination of themes and challenges emerging from developments in the global economy and their impact on compilation work.",
    "Apply knowledge gained in dealing with complex methodological and compilation issues related to balance of payments and IIP statistics.",
    "Identify potential data sources and compilation techniques to be used to improve the coverage in ESS of activities emerging from globalization.",
    "Describe the analytical uses of balance of payments and IIP statistics."
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