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  "title": "United Kingdom-Anguilla-British Overseas Territory: Technical Assistance Report-Report on External Sector Statistics Mission (March 27–31, 2017)",
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  "summary": "A technical assistance (TA) mission on external sector statistics (ESS) was conducted in The Valley, Anguilla, during March 27–31, 2017.",
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      "heading": "Mission purpose and context",
      "content": "- A technical assistance (TA) mission on external sector statistics (ESS) was conducted in The Valley, Anguilla, during March 27–31, 2017.\n- This was the first mission to Anguilla carried out as part of the Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Centre (CARTAC) work program on external sector statistics (ESS).\n- The mission responded to requests from the Anguilla Statistics Department (ASD) of Anguilla’s Ministry of Finance, Economic Development, Commerce, Tourism, Land & Physical Planning (MFED).\n- The purpose of the mission was to assist the ASD in strengthening the compilation and dissemination of ESS to facilitate a robust assessment of external sector developments and policy impact.\n- Reliable ESS are identified as essential for informed economic policy-making by the authorities."
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    {
      "heading": "Subject focus and technical themes",
      "content": "- Economic and financial statistics\n- External sector statistics\n- International trade\n- Service exports\n- Trade in goods"
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      "heading": "Key publication metadata and identifiers",
      "content": "- Pages: 9\n- Volume: 2018\n- Issue: 320\n- Series: Country Report No. 2018/320\n- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484384879.002\n- Stock No: 1AIAEA2018001\n- ISBN: 9781484384879\n- ISSN: 1934-7685\n- Publication date on landing page: November 20, 2018"
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      "heading": "Noted operational priorities for ASD (as reflected by the mission)",
      "content": "- Strengthen compilation processes for merchandise trade statistics.\n- Review and improve compilation of travel services export statistics.\n- Enhance ASD access and capacity for ESS compilation (ASD access, ASD compiler).\n- Review business processes related to ESS compilation and dissemination.\n- Improve alignment with regional CARTAC ESS work program and ISCR guidance."
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      "content": "- ASD access\n- ASD compiler\n- business process\n- Caribbean\n- CR\n- External sector statistics\n- ISCR\n- merchandise trade statistics\n- review travel services export\n- Service exports\n- Trade in goods\n- trade statistics purpose\n\nInternational Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept. \"United Kingdom-Anguilla-British Overseas Territory: Technical Assistance Report-Report on External Sector Statistics Mission (March 27–31, 2017)\", IMF Staff Country Reports 2018, 320 (2018).\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Country Report\n  - Country Report (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Country Report (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484384879.002",
    "A technical assistance (TA) mission on external sector statistics (ESS) was conducted in The Valley, Anguilla, during March 27–31, 2017.",
    "This was the first mission to Anguilla carried out as part of the Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Centre (CARTAC) work program on external sector statistics (ESS).",
    "The mission responded to requests from the Anguilla Statistics Department (ASD) of Anguilla’s Ministry of Finance, Economic Development, Commerce, Tourism, Land & Physical Planning (MFED).",
    "The purpose of the mission was to assist the ASD in strengthening the compilation and dissemination of ESS to facilitate a robust assessment of external sector developments and policy impact.",
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    "Stock No: 1AIAEA2018001",
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    "Publication date on landing page: November 20, 2018",
    "Strengthen compilation processes for merchandise trade statistics.",
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