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

_IMF News, May 29, 2019_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: May 29, 2019

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### Summary
- 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.

### NSDP features and dissemination
- 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

### Key data categories published
- National accounts
- Government operations and debt
- Monetary and financial sector
- Balance of payments

### Expected benefits and users
- 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.

### Implementation remarks and endorsement
- 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.”

### Media contact (as provided)
- IMF Communications Department
- MEDIA RELATIONS
- PRESS OFFICER: Pemba Sherpa
- Phone: +1 202 623-7100
- Email: MEDIA@IMF.org

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

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## References

- [Republic of Equatorial Guinea and the IMF](http://www.imf.org/external/country/GNQ/index.htm)
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