## Guatemala Implements the International Monetary Fund’s Enhanced General Data Dissemination System

_IMF News, November 18, 2020_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: November 18, 2020

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### Implementation summary
- Press Release No. 20/343
- Date: November 18, 2020
- Guatemala has implemented the recommendations of the IMF’s Enhanced General Data Dissemination System (e-GDDS) by publishing essential data through the National Summary Data Page (NSDP).
- The implementation was completed while making remarkable efforts to cope with the effects of the covid-19 pandemic on data dissemination.

### Purpose and scope of the e-GDDS / NSDP
- The e-GDDS was established by the IMF in 2015 to support:
  - improved data transparency,
  - encouragement of statistical development,
  - creation of synergies between data dissemination and surveillance.
- The NSDP is described as a national “data portal” and a one-stop publication vehicle for essential macroeconomic data covering:
  - national accounts,
  - government operations and debt,
  - monetary and financial sector,
  - balance of payments.

### Hosting, technical standard, and data sources
- The NSDP is hosted by the Central Bank of Guatemala.
- The NSDP utilizes the Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange.
- The NSDP contains links to statistics published by:
  - the Central Bank of Guatemala,
  - the Ministry of Finance,
  - the National Statistical Institute.
- A link to Guatemala’s NSDP is available on the IMF’s Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board.

### Anticipated benefits and user access
- 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.
- Making information easily accessible in both human and machine-readable formats will:
  - allow users to have simultaneous access to timely data,
  - bring greater data transparency.

### Official remarks
- Louis Marc Ducharme, Chief Statistician and Data Officer, and Director of the IMF’s Statistics Department, stated: “I am confident that Guatemala will benefit from using the e-GDDS as a framework for further development of its statistical system.”

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

*Press Release No. 20/343, November 18, 2020.*

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