## Gabon Implements the International Monetary Fund's Enhanced General Data Dissemination System

_IMF News, October 29, 2019_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: October 29, 2019

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### Key actions and implementation details
- Press Release No. 19/388 dated October 29, 2019.
- Gabon launched a National Summary Data Page (NSDP) to implement recommendations of the IMF’s enhanced General Data Dissemination System (e‑GDDS).
- The NSDP:
  - Serves as a one-stop publication vehicle for essential macroeconomic data in both human and machine-readable formats.
  - Is hosted by the National Statistics Office of Gabon on its website, utilizing the Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange (SDMX).
  - Is accessible on the IMF’s Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board.
  - Contains links to statistics published by official data producers: the Central Bank for Central African States, the National Statistics Office, and the Ministry of Economy and Finance.

### Purpose and expected benefits
- The e‑GDDS was endorsed by the IMF’s Executive Board in May 2015 to support:
  - improved data transparency,
  - encouragement of statistical development,
  - creation of synergies between data dissemination and surveillance.
- Publication of essential macroeconomic data through the NSDP will:
  - provide national policy makers and domestic and international stakeholders, including investors and rating agencies, with easy access to information critical for monitoring economic conditions and policies;
  - make information easily accessible in both human and machine-readable formats, allowing users to have simultaneous access to timely data and bringing greater data transparency.

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

### Contact for media inquiries
- IMF Communications Department
- MEDIA RELATIONS
- PRESS OFFICER: Pemba Sherpa
- Phone: +1 202 623-7100
- Email: MEDIA@IMF.org
- @IMFSpokesperson

*Source: Gabon Implements the International Monetary Fund's Enhanced General Data Dissemination System — Press Release No. 19/388 (October 29, 2019).*

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## References

- [Gabon and the IMF](http://www.imf.org/external/country/GAB/index.htm)
- [IMF Borrowing Arrangements: GAB and NAB -- A Factsheet](https://www.imf.org/en/about/factsheets/sheets/2023/stand-by-arrangement-sba)
- [General Data Dissemination System](http://dsbb.imf.org/Applications/web/gdds/gddshome/)
- [Press Releases](https://www.imf.org/en/news/searchnews)
- [PRESS CENTER](http://presscenter.imf.org/)
- [IMF’s Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board](https://dsbb.imf.org/egdds/country/GAB/category)
- [https://www.imf.org/en/home](https://www.imf.org/en/home)

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