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  "title": "External Sector Statistics",
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  "summary": "Participants should have a basic knowledge of ESS concepts and be familiar with the data sources used in the compilation of ESS in their country.",
  "publishDate": "2025-04-28",
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      "heading": "Target Audience",
      "content": "- Staff from National Central Banks, National Statistics Offices and other agencies directly involved in the compilation of balance of payments and international investment position statistics (also called ESS).\n- Participants should have a basic knowledge of ESS concepts and be familiar with the data sources used in the compilation of ESS in their country."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Course Description",
      "content": "- In-person external sector statistics (ESS) training program combining:\n  - Lectures on concepts and methods of ESS and best international practices in collecting and compiling ESS.\n  - Workshops with practical exercises.\n  - Pre- and post-course quiz.\n  - Sessions for peer-to-peer learning where countries share experiences in collecting and compiling ESS."
    },
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      "heading": "Course Objectives and Coverage",
      "content": "- Strengthen participants’ capacity to produce high quality balance of payments and IIP statistics.\n- Provide a thorough understanding of the conceptual framework of ESS.\n- Offer practical guidance for addressing current collection and compilation challenges and for recording specific transactions and positions.\n- Introduce the seventh edition of the Integrated Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM7) (white cover), which will be released in March 2025.\n- Provide opportunities for participants to share country experiences and discuss areas of further development."
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    "Strengthen participants’ capacity to produce high quality balance of payments and IIP statistics.",
    "Provide a thorough understanding of the conceptual framework of ESS.",
    "Offer practical guidance for addressing current collection and compilation challenges and for recording specific transactions and positions.",
    "Introduce the seventh edition of the Integrated Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM7) (white cover), which will be released in March 2025.",
    "Provide opportunities for participants to share country experiences and discuss areas of further development."
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