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  "title": "Balance of Payments Manual",
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      "content": "- Significantly expanded and restructured coverage of financial flows and stocks and international transactions in services.\n- Increased harmonization with the System of National Accounts and other IMF statistical systems.\n- Companion volumes noted: the Balance of Payments Compilation Guide and the Balance of Payments Textbook."
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      "content": "- Subjects: Balance of payments, Central banks, Financial account, Fiscal accounting and reporting, Foreign direct investment, Income, National accounts, Public financial management (PFM), Reserve assets\n- Keywords: balance of payments account, balance of payments statement, BOOK, business travel category, compiling economy, economy, Financial account, Fiscal accounting and reporting, Foreign direct investment, Global, goods, Income, Reserve assets, securities, securities transaction, transaction, value\n\nSource: Balance of Payments Manual (IMF landing page).\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Balance of Payments Manual\n  - Balance of Payments Manual (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Balance of Payments Manual (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/books/issues/2016/12/30/balance-of-payments-manual-157"
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    "Published: November 16, 2005",
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    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557753397.071",
    "The fifth edition of Balance of Payments Manual, issued in 1993, presents revised and updated standards for concepts, definitions, classifications, and conventions for compilation of balance of payments and international investment position statistics.",
    "The edition reflects the widespread changes that have taken place in international transactions since the fourth edition was published in 1977.",
    "As the international standard, the Manual serves as a guide for IMF member countries that regularly report balance of payments data to the IMF.",
    "Significantly expanded and restructured coverage of financial flows and stocks and international transactions in services.",
    "Increased harmonization with the System of National Accounts and other IMF statistical systems.",
    "Companion volumes noted: the Balance of Payments Compilation Guide and the Balance of Payments Textbook.",
    "Subjects: Balance of payments, Central banks, Financial account, Fiscal accounting and reporting, Foreign direct investment, Income, National accounts, Public financial management (PFM), Reserve assets",
    "Keywords: balance of payments account, balance of payments statement, BOOK, business travel category, compiling economy, economy, Financial account, Fiscal accounting and reporting, Foreign direct investment, Global, goods, Income, Reserve assets, securities, securities transaction, transaction, value",
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