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  "title": "The Gambia: Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes: Data Module, Response by the Authorities, and Detailed Assessments Using the Data Quality Assessment Framework",
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  "summary": "This Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC)—Data Module provides an assessment of The Gambia’s macroeconomic statistics against the recommendations of the General Data Dissemination System, complemented by an assessment of data quality based on the IMF’s Data Quality Assessment Framework, July 2003. The assessment reveals that the legal framework for statistical activity in The Gambia is broadly adequate. Further legislative effort is under way to promote greater autonomy or authority of some statistical agencies.",
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      "content": "- This Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC)—Data Module provides an assessment of The Gambia’s macroeconomic statistics against the recommendations of the General Data Dissemination System.\n- The assessment is complemented by an assessment of data quality based on the IMF’s Data Quality Assessment Framework, July 2003.\n- The assessment reveals that the legal framework for statistical activity in The Gambia is broadly adequate.\n- Further legislative effort is under way to promote greater autonomy or authority of some statistical agencies.\n- Publication date: December 1, 2005."
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      "content": "- Scope:\n  - Assessment framework: General Data Dissemination System recommendations.\n  - Data quality benchmark: IMF’s Data Quality Assessment Framework, July 2003.\n- Key finding:\n  - Legal framework for statistical activity in The Gambia is broadly adequate.\n- Ongoing action:\n  - Further legislative effort is under way to promote greater autonomy or authority of some statistical agencies."
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      "content": "- Subject areas:\n  - Balance of payments statistics\n  - Commercial banks\n  - Data collection\n  - Economic and financial statistics\n  - Financial institutions\n  - Government finance statistics\n  - Monetary statistics\n- Keywords (as listed):\n  - balance of payments\n  - balance of payments statistics\n  - Balance of payments statistics\n  - CBG\n  - CBG website\n  - central government\n  - Commercial banks\n  - CR\n  - Data collection\n  - Gambia\n  - Government finance statistics\n  - information\n  - internal audit\n  - ISCR\n  - Monetary statistics\n  - ROSC report\n  - West Africa\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Data Quality Assessment Framework, July 2003—Summary Results\n  - Data Quality Assessment Framework, July 2003—Summary Results (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Data Quality Assessment Framework, July 2003—Summary Results (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/cr/issues/2016/12/31/the-gambia-report-on-the-observance-of-standards-and-codes-data-module-response-by-the-18733"
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    "Published: December 1, 2005",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451815450.002",
    "This Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC)—Data Module provides an assessment of The Gambia’s macroeconomic statistics against the recommendations of the General Data Dissemination System.",
    "The assessment is complemented by an assessment of data quality based on the IMF’s Data Quality Assessment Framework, July 2003.",
    "The assessment reveals that the legal framework for statistical activity in The Gambia is broadly adequate.",
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    "Publication date: December 1, 2005.",
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