Equatorial Guinea Implements the International Monetary Fund’s Enhanced General Data Disseemination System

IMF News, May 29, 2019

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Press Release No. 19/185
Date: May 29, 2019
Equatorial Guinea has implemented the recommendations of the IMF’s Enhanced General Data Dissemination System (e‑GDDS) by publishing critical macroeconomic data through a National Summary Data Page (NSDP).
The e‑GDDS was established by the IMF’s Executive Board in May 2015 to support improved data transparency, encourage statistical development, and help create synergies between data dissemination and surveillance.

The NSDP is posted on the National Statistics Office’s website and utilizes the Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange (SDMX).
The NSDP is accessible on the IMF’s Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board.
Data published through the NSDP will be disseminated in both human and machine-readable formats.
The NSDP page contains links to statistics published by official data producers:
- Central Bank for Central African States (BEAC)
- National Statistics Office (INEGE)
- Ministry of Finance, Economy and Planning

Publication of essential macroeconomic data through the NSDP will provide:
- National policy makers with a one-stop publication vehicle for essential macroeconomic data.
- Domestic and international stakeholders, including investors and rating agencies, with easy access to critical information identified by the IMF’s Executive Board for monitoring economic conditions and policies.
Making information accessible in both human and machine-readable formats will:
- Allow all users to have simultaneous access to timely data.
- Bring greater data transparency.
- Encourage further statistical development and create synergies between data dissemination and surveillance.

Louis Marc Ducharme, Chief Statistician and Data Officer, and Director of the IMF’s Statistics Department, welcomed the milestone, stating:
- “I congratulate the authorities of Equatorial Guinea for the launch of the NSDP, an important step forward in data dissemination. I am confident that Equatorial Guinea will benefit from using the e‑GDDS as a framework for further development of its statistical system.”

Press Release No. 19/185, May 29, 2019 — International Monetary Fund