Zimbabwe: Technical Assistance Report-Government Finance Statistics

IMF Staff Country Reports, July 20, 2020

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• Published: July 20, 2020
• Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513550602.002

Mission overview

• Part of a five-year project of the Enhanced Data Dissemination Initiative (EDDI) 2 Government Finance Statistics (GFS) Module focused on improving GFS and public-sector debt statistics in selected African countries.
• A mission was conducted in Harare, Zimbabwe during April 15–26, 2019.
• The mission was a follow up on a 2018 GFS technical assistance (TA) mission under the EDDI 2.
• Objective: review progress made and assist with outstanding statistical issues important for sound policymaking in Zimbabwe.

Key outstanding statistical issues addressed

• Classification of government subsidies to state owned enterprises (SOEs).
• Identification of extrabudgetary units (EBUs) and classification of their operations.
• Correct classification of other government transactions in line with a Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM) 2014 framework.

Thematic coverage and subjects

• Economic and financial statistics
• Economic sectors
• Expenditure
• Financial statements
• Government finance statistics
• Labor
• Pension spending
• Pensions
• Public financial management (PFM)
• Public sector

Keywords and stakeholders referenced

• authorities in the MoFED
• consideration government subsidy
• CR
• Financial statements
• government
• government balance sheet
• Government finance statistics
• government pension liability
• ISCR
• ministry
• outturn data
• Pension spending
• Pensions
• Public sector

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