## Republic of Uzbekistan: Technical Assistance Report-External Sector Statistics Mission (September 30-October 11, 2010)

_IMF Staff Country Reports, June 4, 2020_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: June 4, 2020
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513546490.002

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### Mission objective and scope
- Main objective: assist the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan in improving the collection, processing, and dissemination of balance of payments, international investment position, and gross external debt statistical data.
- Specific focus: improvement of the International Transactions Reporting System, and implementation of a medium-term program for further development.
- Timing: mission dates September 30-October 11, 2010.

### Summary of findings
- The report constitutes technical advice provided by IMF staff to the authorities of the Republic of Uzbekistan in response to their request for technical assistance.
- After authorities embarked on a course toward greater openness, Uzbekistan made some progress in improving the production and dissemination of statistical data.
- Despite gains, the mission noted a number of deficiencies in the External sector statistics compilation system.
- Critical methodological deficiency identified: methodology for calculating operations involving reinvested income for financial corporations must be corrected and the results reflected in the balance of payments.

### Key recommendations and required actions
- Correct the methodology for calculating operations involving reinvested income for financial corporations.
- Reflect the corrected reinvested income calculations in the balance of payments.
- Improve collection, processing, and dissemination processes for:
  - balance of payments statistics,
  - international investment position statistics,
  - gross external debt statistics.
- Strengthen the International Transactions Reporting System.
- Implement a medium-term development program to address compilation and dissemination deficiencies.

### Subjects and keywords (as provided)
- Subject: Commercial banks, External sector statistics, Income, Loans, Trade credits
- Keywords: CBU balance, CBU estimate, CBU survey, CBU website, CR, debt forgiveness, ISCR, nonfinancial corporation, SSC data, trade credit assets

### Publication and identification data
- Pages: 44
- Volume: 2020
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513546490.002
- Issue: 189
- Series: Country Report No. 2020/189
- Stock No: 1UZBEA2020003
- ISBN: 9781513546490
- ISSN: 1934-7685
- Publication date on landing page: June 4, 2020

*International Monetary Fund. Republic of Uzbekistan: Technical Assistance Report-External Sector Statistics Mission (September 30-October 11, 2010).*

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