Uganda: Technical Assistance Report-Report on the Monetary and Financial Statistics Mission

IMF Staff Country Reports, October 20, 2017

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This Technical Assistance Report discusses the technical advice and recommendations given by the IMF mission to the authorities of Uganda regarding mapping of source data for savings and credit cooperatives to the IMF’s Standardized Report Form 2SR.
The IMF mission’s recommendations are aimed at improving the collection and compilation of monetary statistics for other depository and financial corporations based on the Monetary and Financial Statistics Manual (MFSM).
The compilation of monetary statistics and the expansion of its institutional coverage based on the MFSM will improve data quality and usefulness for policy analysis.
Publication date: October 20, 2017.

Map source data for savings and credit cooperatives (SACCO) to the IMF’s Standardized Report Form SRF 2SR to enable consistent reporting and compilation.
Improve collection and compilation procedures for monetary statistics for other depository and financial corporations in line with the Monetary and Financial Statistics Manual (MFSM).
Expand institutional coverage of monetary statistics to include nonbank financial institutions to enhance data quality and policy relevance.
Strengthen BOU compiler capacity and BOU staff engagement in implementing SRF mapping and MFSM-based compilation practices.

Subject areas: Economic and financial statistics; Financial institutions; Financial statements; Insurance; Insurance companies; Labor; Monetary statistics; Nonbank financial institutions; Pensions; Public financial management (PFM).
Keywords: Africa; BOU authority; BOU compiler; BOU official; BOU staff; CR; East Africa; Financial statements; forex bureau; Insurance; ISCR; Monetary statistics; Nonbank financial institutions; Pensions; SACCO; savings and credit cooperatives; SRF 2SR; SRF 4SR.