## Trinidad and Tobago Implements the International Monetary Fund’s Enhanced General Data Dissemination System

_IMF News, October 1, 2021_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: October 1, 2021

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### Press release metadata
- Press Release No.: 21/281
- Date: October 1, 2021
- Issuer: IMF Communications Department
- Media relations: PRESS OFFICER: Pemba Sherpa
- Phone: +1 202 623-7100
- Email: MEDIA@IMF.org
- Social: @IMFSpokesperson
- Location: Washington, DC

### Main announcement
- Trinidad and Tobago 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 NSDP is hosted by the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, utilizing the Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange.
- A link to Trinidad and Tobago’s NSDP is available on the IMF’s Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board.
- The NSDP contains links to statistics published by:
  - the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago,
  - the Ministry of Finance,
  - the Central Statistical Office.

### Purpose and expected benefits
- The e-GDDS was established by the IMF in 2015 to:
  - support improved data transparency,
  - encourage statistical development,
  - help create synergies between data dissemination and policymaking.
- The NSDP functions 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.
- 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 accessible in both human- and machine-readable formats,
  - allow users to have access to timely data and bring greater data transparency.

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

*Source: IMF press release, October 1, 2021 (Press Release No. 21/281).*

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