## Direct Investment Task Team (DITT)

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### Purpose and mandate
- The Direct Investment Task Team (DITT) will advise the IMF’s Committee on Balance of Payments Statistics (BOPCOM) in the process of revising the BPM6.
- DITT will provide technical inputs and make recommendations on the methodology of direct investment within the framework of the revision.
- Given the specificity of this TT, it will also closely coordinate with the OECD Working Group on International Investment Statistics (WGIIS).
- Further details on the mandate and operations; guidance notes and working procedures; composition; and key issues to be addressed by DITT are provided in the Terms of Reference.

### Timeline and operations
- DITT will be operational mostly throughout the Phase I of the update process (March 2020–March 2022).
- DITT may also be consulted during Phase II (drafting of the BPM7 chapters) on an as-needed basis, should any significant issues arise during the worldwide consultation process overseen by BPTT.

### Global consultation on Draft Guidance Notes
- The purpose of this global consultation is to receive feedback from worldwide compilers/users of macroeconomic statistics not involved in the update process, with a view to informing further the proposals to be presented for formal approval to the IMF’s Committee on Balance of Payments Statistics (BOPCOM)/Advisory Expert Group on National Accounts (AEG).
- Each GN will be available for a period of four-weeks for global consultation after its posting.
- If you want to provide comments on a GN, a survey accompanies each Draft Guidance Note.

### Draft Guidance Notes (selected items and survey status)
- D.1 — Draft Guidance Note D.1
- D.2 — Valuation of Unlisted Equity (Survey on this Guidance Note closed on October 22, 2021); Draft Guidance Note D.2; Copy of Survey for GN D.2
- D.3 — Treatment of Collective Investment Institutions (Survey on this Guidance Note closed on February 9, 2021); Draft Guidance Note D.3
- D.4 — Corporate Inversions (Survey on this Guidance Note closed on February 9, 2021); Draft Guidance Note D.4
- D.5 — Eliminating the Imputations for an Entity Owned or Controlled by General Government (Survey on this Guidance Note closed on June 15, 2021); Draft Guidance Note D.5
- D.6 — Ultimate Investing Economy (UIE)/Ultimate Host Economy (UHE) and Pass-through Funds (Survey on this Guidance Note closed on October 19, 2020); Draft Guidance Note D.6
- D.7 — Sectoral Breakdown of Direct Investment (Survey on this Guidance Note closed on October 19, 2020); Draft Guidance Note D.7
- D.8 — Public-Private Partnership (Survey on this Guidance Note closed on June 15, 2021); Draft Guidance Note D.8
- D.9 — Reconciling BPM-Based Direct Investment (DI) and Activities of MNEs (AMNE) Statistics (Survey on this Guidance Note closed on October 19, 2020); Draft Guidance Note D.9
- D.10 — Defining the Boundaries of Direct Investment (Survey on this Guidance Note closed on December 22, 2021); Draft Guidance Note D.10
- D.11 — Removing Debt Between Affiliated Insurance Corporations and Pension Funds from Direct Investment (Survey on this Guidance Note closed on August 16, 2021); Draft Guidance Note D.11
- D.12 — Including Intra-Concern [Between Affiliates] Derivatives in Direct Investment (Survey on this Guidance Note closed on February 1, 2021); Draft Guidance Note D.12
- D.14 — Financial Conduits (Survey on this Guidance Note closed on August 16, 2021); Draft Guidance Note D.14
- D.16 — Treatment of Retained Earnings (Survey Closes October 25, 2021); Draft Guidance Note D.16; Copy of Survey for GN D.16
- D.17 — Identifying Superdividends and Establishing the Borderline Between Dividends and Withdrawal of Equity (Survey on this Guidance Note closed on February 9, 2021); Draft Guidance Note D.17
- D.18 — Cash Pooling in Direct Investment (Survey on this Guidance Note closed on August 16, 2021); Draft Guidance Note D.18

### Coordination and related bodies
- DITT will closely coordinate with the OECD Working Group on International Investment Statistics (WGIIS).
- Related institutional references include: IMF’s Committee on Balance of Payments Statistics; Inter-secretariat Working Group on National Accounts; Towards the 2025 SNA; Revision of the fifth edition of the Balance of Payments Manual.

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## Content in this bundle

- **Compendium of Issues Note**
  - [Compendium of Issues Note (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/compendium-of-issues-note.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [Compendium of Issues Note (PDF)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/compendium-of-issues-note.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}
- **Compendium of Issues Note**
  - [Compendium of Issues Note (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/compendium-of-issues-note.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [Compendium of Issues Note (PDF)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/compendium-of-issues-note.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}
- **D.6 Ultimate Investing Economy/Ultimate Host Economy and Pass-through Funds**
  - [D.6 Ultimate Investing Economy/Ultimate Host Economy and Pass-through Funds (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/d-6-ultimate-investing-economy.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [D.6 Ultimate Investing Economy/Ultimate Host Economy and Pass-through Funds (PDF)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/d-6-ultimate-investing-economy.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}
- **D.7 Sectoral Breakdown of Direct Investment, BPM6, IMF**
  - [D.7 Sectoral Breakdown of Direct Investment, BPM6, IMF (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/d-7-sectoral-breakdown-of-direct-investment.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [D.7 Sectoral Breakdown of Direct Investment, BPM6, IMF (PDF)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/d-7-sectoral-breakdown-of-direct-investment.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}
- **D.9 Reconciling BPM-Based Direct Investment and AMNE Statistics**
  - [D.9 Reconciling BPM-Based Direct Investment and AMNE Statistics (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/d-9-reconciling-bpm-based-direct-investment-amne-statistics.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [D.9 Reconciling BPM-Based Direct Investment and AMNE Statistics (PDF)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/d-9-reconciling-bpm-based-direct-investment-amne-statistics.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}
- **D.1 Greenfield Investment and Extension of Capacity, BPM6 Update, DITT**
  - [D.1 Greenfield Investment and Extension of Capacity, BPM6 Update, DITT (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/d1-greenfield-investment-and-extension-of-capacity.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [D.1 Greenfield Investment and Extension of Capacity, BPM6 Update, DITT (PDF)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/d1-greenfield-investment-and-extension-of-capacity.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}
- **D.10 Defining the Boundaries of Direct Investment**
  - [D.10 Defining the Boundaries of Direct Investment (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/d10-defining-the-boundaries-of-direct-investment.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [D.10 Defining the Boundaries of Direct Investment (PDF)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/d10-defining-the-boundaries-of-direct-investment.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}
- **Draft Guidance Note D.11**
  - [Draft Guidance Note D.11 (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/d11-removing-debt-between-affiliated-insurance-corporations-and-pension-funds-from-direct-investment.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [Draft Guidance Note D.11 (PDF)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/d11-removing-debt-between-affiliated-insurance-corporations-and-pension-funds-from-direct-investment.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}
- **D.12 Including Intra-Concern [Between Affiliates] Derivatives in Direct Investment**
  - [D.12 Including Intra-Concern [Between Affiliates] Derivatives in Direct Investment (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/d12-including-intraconcern-between-affiliates-derivatives-in-direct-investment.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [D.12 Including Intra-Concern [Between Affiliates] Derivatives in Direct Investment (PDF)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/d12-including-intraconcern-between-affiliates-derivatives-in-direct-investment.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}
- **D.14 Financial Conduits, BPM6 Update, Direct Investment Task Team**
  - [D.14 Financial Conduits, BPM6 Update, Direct Investment Task Team (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/d14-financial-conduits.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [D.14 Financial Conduits, BPM6 Update, Direct Investment Task Team (PDF)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/d14-financial-conduits.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}
- **D.16 Treatment of Retained Earnings, BPM6 Update, Direct Investment Task Team**
  - [D.16 Treatment of Retained Earnings, BPM6 Update, Direct Investment Task Team (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/d16-treatment-of-retained-earnings.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [D.16 Treatment of Retained Earnings, BPM6 Update, Direct Investment Task Team (PDF)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/d16-treatment-of-retained-earnings.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}
- **Draft Guidance Note D.17**
  - [Draft Guidance Note D.17 (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/d17-identifying-superdividends-and-establishing-the-borderline-between-dividends-and-withdrawal-of-e.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [Draft Guidance Note D.17 (PDF)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/d17-identifying-superdividends-and-establishing-the-borderline-between-dividends-and-withdrawal-of-e.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}
- **D.18 Cash Pooling in Direct Investment, BPM6 Update, Direct Investment Task Team**
  - [D.18 Cash Pooling in Direct Investment, BPM6 Update, Direct Investment Task Team (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/d18-cash-pooling-in-direct-investment.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [D.18 Cash Pooling in Direct Investment, BPM6 Update, Direct Investment Task Team (PDF)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/d18-cash-pooling-in-direct-investment.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}
- **D.2 Valuation of Unlisted Equity, BPM6 Update, Direct Investment Task Team**
  - [D.2 Valuation of Unlisted Equity, BPM6 Update, Direct Investment Task Team (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/d2-valuation-of-unlisted-equity.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [D.2 Valuation of Unlisted Equity, BPM6 Update, Direct Investment Task Team (PDF)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/d2-valuation-of-unlisted-equity.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}
- **D.3 Treatment of Collective Investment Institutions, BPM6 Update, Direct Investment Task Team**
  - [D.3 Treatment of Collective Investment Institutions, BPM6 Update, Direct Investment Task Team (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/d3-treatment-of-collective-investment-institutions.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [D.3 Treatment of Collective Investment Institutions, BPM6 Update, Direct Investment Task Team (PDF)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/d3-treatment-of-collective-investment-institutions.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}
- **D.4 Corporate Inversions, BPM6 Update, Direct Investment Task Team**
  - [D.4 Corporate Inversions, BPM6 Update, Direct Investment Task Team (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/d4-corporate-inversions.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [D.4 Corporate Inversions, BPM6 Update, Direct Investment Task Team (PDF)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/d4-corporate-inversions.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}
- **Draft Guidance Note D.5**
  - [Draft Guidance Note D.5 (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/d5-eliminating-the-imputations-for-an-entity-owned-or-controlled-by-general-government.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [Draft Guidance Note D.5 (PDF)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/d5-eliminating-the-imputations-for-an-entity-owned-or-controlled-by-general-government.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}
- **D.8 Public-Private Partnerships, BPM6 Update, Direct Investment Task Team**
  - [D.8 Public-Private Partnerships, BPM6 Update, Direct Investment Task Team (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/d8-publicprivate-partnerships.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [D.8 Public-Private Partnerships, BPM6 Update, Direct Investment Task Team (PDF)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/d8-publicprivate-partnerships.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}
- **D.16 Treatment of Retained Earnings, IMF**
  - [D.16 Treatment of Retained Earnings, IMF (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/ditt-d16-treatment-of-retained-earnings.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [D.16 Treatment of Retained Earnings, IMF (PDF)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/ditt-d16-treatment-of-retained-earnings.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}
- **D.2 Valuation of Unlisted Equity**
  - [D.2 Valuation of Unlisted Equity (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/ditt-d2-global-consultation-questionnaire.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [D.2 Valuation of Unlisted Equity (PDF)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/ditt-d2-global-consultation-questionnaire.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}
- **BPM6 Update — Direct Investment Task Team**
  - [BPM6 Update — Direct Investment Task Team (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/ditt-fourth-meeting-minutes-december-1-2021.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [BPM6 Update — Direct Investment Task Team (PDF)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/ditt-fourth-meeting-minutes-december-1-2021.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}
- **Outcomes of the June and October 2021 Committee Meetings**
  - [Outcomes of the June and October 2021 Committee Meetings (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/ditt-fourth-meeting-presentation-s1-outcomes-of-committee-meetings-december-1-2021.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [Outcomes of the June and October 2021 Committee Meetings (PDF)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/ditt-fourth-meeting-presentation-s1-outcomes-of-committee-meetings-december-1-2021.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}
- **Welcome to a visually integrated Fund**
  - [Welcome to a visually integrated Fund (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/ditt-fourth-meeting-presentation-s2-remaining-work-december-1-2021.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [Welcome to a visually integrated Fund (PDF)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/ditt-fourth-meeting-presentation-s2-remaining-work-december-1-2021.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}
- **Process for the Holistic Review of BPM6**
  - [Process for the Holistic Review of BPM6 (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/ditt-fourth-meeting-presentatoin-s3-bpm6-update-prioritization-process-december-1-2021.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [Process for the Holistic Review of BPM6 (PDF)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/ditt-fourth-meeting-presentatoin-s3-bpm6-update-prioritization-process-december-1-2021.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}
- **DITT Inaugural Meeting**
  - [DITT Inaugural Meeting (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/ditt-inaugural-meeting-minutes-june-9-2020.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [DITT Inaugural Meeting (PDF)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/ditt-inaugural-meeting-minutes-june-9-2020.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}
- **Direct Investment Task Team**
  - [Direct Investment Task Team (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/ditt-inaugural-meeting-presentation-bank-of-poland-cochair.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [Direct Investment Task Team (PDF)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/ditt-inaugural-meeting-presentation-bank-of-poland-cochair.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}
- **Direct Investment Task Team: Inaugural Meeting, Compendium of Issues – List of Topics, June 9, 2020**
  - [Direct Investment Task Team: Inaugural Meeting, Compendium of Issues – List of Topics, June 9, 2020 (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/ditt-inaugural-meeting-presentation-compendium-of-issues-imf.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [Direct Investment Task Team: Inaugural Meeting, Compendium of Issues – List of Topics, June 9, 2020 (PDF)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/ditt-inaugural-meeting-presentation-compendium-of-issues-imf.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}
- **Direct Investment Task Team**
  - [Direct Investment Task Team (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/ditt-inaugural-meeting-presentation-imf-cochair.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [Direct Investment Task Team (PDF)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/ditt-inaugural-meeting-presentation-imf-cochair.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}
- **DITT Second Meeting**
  - [DITT Second Meeting (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/ditt-second-meeting-minutes-november-23-2020.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [DITT Second Meeting (PDF)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/ditt-second-meeting-minutes-november-23-2020.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}
- **Direct Investment Task Team**
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- **DITT Third Meeting**
  - [DITT Third Meeting (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/ditt-third-meeting-minutes-march-30-2021.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [DITT Third Meeting (PDF)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/ditt-third-meeting-minutes-march-30-2021.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}
- **Direct Investment Task Team**
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- **Direct Investment Task Team: Terms of Reference**
  - [Direct Investment Task Team: Terms of Reference (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/ditt.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [Direct Investment Task Team: Terms of Reference (PDF)](/-/media/files/data/statistics/bpm6/ditt/ditt.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}

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## References

- [Back to BPM6 Homepage](https://www.imf.org/en/data/statistics/bpm)
- [Approved Guidance Notes](https://www.imf.org/en/Data/Statistics/BPM/approved-guidance-notes)

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