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  "title": "Argentina: Technical Assistance Report-Report of the Technical Assistance Mission on External Sector Statistics (April 17–28, 2017)",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, January 24, 2019",
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  "summary": "At the request of the National Statistics and Census Institute (INDEC), a technical assistance mission on external sector statistics (ESS) visited Buenos Aires during April 17–28, 2017.",
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      "content": "- At the request of the National Statistics and Census Institute (INDEC), a technical assistance mission on external sector statistics (ESS) visited Buenos Aires during April 17–28, 2017.\n- This mission was a follow up to the November 2016 mission that:\n  - evaluated the ESS methodology, information sources, and dissemination policy;\n  - made recommendations to improve quality and adapt ESS production to the methodology provided by the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, Sixth Edition (BPM6);\n  - supported the quarterly compilation and dissemination of the International Investment Position (IIP) in accordance with the Special Data Dissemination Standards (SDDS)."
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      "content": "- Reviewed the implementation status of the tasks identified in the action plan prepared by the November 2016 mission.\n- Assisted compilers in preparing quarterly ESS in accordance with BPM6 guidelines for the next quarterly publication.\n- Provided practical advice on the methodology to be used."
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      "content": "- Subjects:\n  - Economic and financial statistics\n  - External debt\n  - External position\n  - External sector statistics\n  - Foreign assets\n  - International investment position\n  - National accounts\n  - Private debt\n- Keywords:\n  - balance of payments goods account\n  - BCRA\n  - BCRA chart\n  - BPM6\n  - CR\n  - current account\n  - debt survey\n  - dissemination policy\n  - DNCI\n  - DNCI staff\n  - External sector statistics\n  - Foreign assets\n  - IIP quarterly\n  - International investment position\n  - ISCR\n  - mission\n  - Private debt\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: January 24, 2019",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484395592.002",
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