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  "title": "Thailand: Technical Assistance Report-Government Finance Statistics",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, December 3, 2018",
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  "summary": "The main purpose of this mission—undertaken with the support of the Government of Japan’s government finance statistics (GFS) project for selected Asian countries—was to improve the quality of the GFS for nonfinancial public corporations (NFPCs) in Thailand by designing a simpler, but more complete,",
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      "heading": "Mission purpose and scope",
      "content": "- Main purpose: improve the quality of the government finance statistics (GFS) for nonfinancial public corporations (NFPCs) in Thailand.\n- Mission undertaken with the support of the Government of Japan’s government finance statistics (GFS) project for selected Asian countries.\n- Designed a simpler, but more complete, compilation system for GFS compilers in the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) of the Ministry of Finance.\n- Also discussed specific general government GFS data compilation issues with FPO compilers."
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      "heading": "Key findings and observations",
      "content": "- Need for a simpler, more complete compilation system for NFPCs to improve GFS quality.\n- Identified issues in general government GFS data compilation that affect data quality and consistency with other macroeconomic statistics.\n- Noted recent momentum at the Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) on the reporting of timely, quarterly public sector debt statistics."
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      "heading": "Recommendations and suggested actions",
      "content": "- Implement the designed, simpler but more complete, compilation system for NFPCs in the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO).\n- Address the specific general government GFS data compilation issues discussed with compilers to improve data quality and consistency with other macroeconomic statistics.\n- Encourage the Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) to continue regular, quarterly reporting of public sector debt statistics.\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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    "Published: December 3, 2018",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484388082.002",
    "Main purpose: improve the quality of the government finance statistics (GFS) for nonfinancial public corporations (NFPCs) in Thailand.",
    "Mission undertaken with the support of the Government of Japan’s government finance statistics (GFS) project for selected Asian countries.",
    "Designed a simpler, but more complete, compilation system for GFS compilers in the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) of the Ministry of Finance.",
    "Also discussed specific general government GFS data compilation issues with FPO compilers.",
    "Need for a simpler, more complete compilation system for NFPCs to improve GFS quality.",
    "Identified issues in general government GFS data compilation that affect data quality and consistency with other macroeconomic statistics.",
    "Noted recent momentum at the Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) on the reporting of timely, quarterly public sector debt statistics.",
    "Implement the designed, simpler but more complete, compilation system for NFPCs in the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO).",
    "Address the specific general government GFS data compilation issues discussed with compilers to improve data quality and consistency with other macroeconomic statistics.",
    "Encourage the Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) to continue regular, quarterly reporting of public sector debt statistics.",
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