Bhutan: Technical Assistance Report-Report on the External Sector Statistics Technical Assistance Mission (April 2–13, 2018)
IMF Staff Country Reports, November 14, 2018
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Bibliographic details
- Published: November 14, 2018
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484385241.002
Mission overview
- A technical assistance (TA) mission on external sector statistics (ESS) was conducted during April 2–13, 2018 as part of the IMF-South Asia Regional Training and Technical Assistance Center (SARTTAC) work program.
- The mission assisted the Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) in compiling and disseminating external debt statistics (EDS) consistent with the international investment position (IIP).
- The mission reviewed the compilation method of direct investment statistics.
- The mission assessed the coverage of external flows related to hydropower projects.
Key substantive themes and technical focus
- External debt statistics (EDS)
- Assistance focused on compiling and disseminating EDS that are consistent with the international investment position (IIP).
- Direct investment statistics
- Review of the compilation method for direct investment statistics to improve measurement and consistency.
- Hydropower-related external flows
- Assessment of the coverage of external flows associated with hydropower projects to ensure these flows are captured in external sector statistics.
Subject areas and keywords
- Subject: Balance of payments, Economic and financial statistics, External debt, External position, External sector statistics, Financial institutions, Foreign direct investment, International investment position, Loans
- Keywords: accrued interest, Asia and Pacific, compilation file, CR, External sector statistics, FDI company, FDI data, FDI worksheet, Foreign direct investment, International investment position, ISCR, Loans, loans liabilities transaction, resident in Bhutan
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept. "Bhutan: Technical Assistance Report-Report on the External Sector Statistics Technical Assistance Mission (April 2–13, 2018)", IMF Staff Country Reports 2018, 325 (2018).
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