Tunisia: Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes: Data Module; Response by the Authorities; and Detailed Assessments Using the Data Quality Assessment Framework
IMF Staff Country Reports, August 9, 2006
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- Published: August 9, 2006
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451837896.002
Methodological soundness
- The methodological soundness of statistics in Tunisia is consistent in several areas with outdated international statistical standards.
- There is a stated need to proceed quickly with the migration to the new standards.
Institutional responsibilities
- The Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) is responsible for the collection, processing, and dissemination of monetary and balance of payments statistics.
Accuracy, reliability, and dissemination
- The accuracy and reliability of statistics in Tunisia are broadly adequate.
- Adequate national accounts data and some brief methodological notes are disseminated, albeit with no analyses accompanying the data.
Key implications and policy recommendations
- Migrate statistical practices to the new international standards promptly to replace outdated standards.
- Enhance dissemination practices by supplementing methodological notes with analytical commentary and data analysis to improve user understanding.
Source: Tunisia: Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes: Data Module; Response by the Authorities; and Detailed Assessments Using the Data Quality Assessment Framework (August 9, 2006).
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- Data Quality Assessment Framework July 2003—Summary Results