Peru: Report on the Statistics Technical Assistance and Training Evaluation Mission (December 12 - 16, 2011)
IMF Staff Country Reports, August 9, 2012
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Bibliographic details
- Published: August 9, 2012
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781475506495.002
Evaluation scope and purpose
- Evaluates technical assistance (TA) and training provided by the Statistical Department (STA) of the IMF to Peru during 1993–2011.
- Assessment covers effectiveness, responsiveness to authorities' demands, capacity constraints, and quality of STA outputs (TA reports, backstopping, and report management).
Key findings
- TA was reasonably effective.
- TA responded well to the demands expressed by the Peruvian authorities.
- Effectiveness was especially notable in the areas of government finance statistics.
- Many constraints to capacity were overcome through TA and training.
- The quality of TA reports, backstopping, and report management in STA were generally adequate.
Subject coverage and keywords
- Subjects: Balance of payments statistics, Consumer price indexes, Economic and financial statistics, Government finance statistics, Labor, National accounts, Prices
- Keywords: Balance of payments statistics, Consumer price indexes, CR, enhancing TA policy, Government finance statistics, IMF TA, ISCR, TA evaluation, TA evaluation mission, TA intervention, TA mission, TA note, TA objective, TA provider, TA recipients well, TA recommendation, TA support