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  "title": "Guinea- Bissau: Technical Assistance Report-External Sector Statistics Mission",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, December 9, 2020",
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  "summary": "A technical assistance (TA) mission on external sector statistics (ESS) visited Guinea-Bissau during February 3 to 7, 2020. The mission was conducted in Bissau at the request of the National Directorate for Guinea-Bissau of the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO-DNGB).",
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    {
      "heading": "Mission overview",
      "content": "- Mission type: Technical assistance (TA) mission on external sector statistics (ESS).\n- Dates: February 3 to 7, 2020.\n- Location: Bissau, Guinea-Bissau.\n- Requesting authority: National Directorate for Guinea-Bissau of the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO-DNGB).\n- Project context: Fourth and final mission under the JSA-AFR project for improving ESS in 17 francophone countries of Central and West Africa.\n- Financing and administration: Financed by the government of Japan and administered by the IMF."
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    {
      "heading": "Purpose and core assistance",
      "content": "- Purpose: To assist in improving the quality of external sector statistics (ESS) for Guinea-Bissau.\n- Core assistance provided: Technical support aimed at enhancing ESS compilation and reporting capacity (mission description as provided)."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Key findings and outcomes (as reported)",
      "content": "- The mission assisted in improving the quality of ESS.\n- This engagement represented the fourth and final mission under the JSA-AFR project covering 17 francophone countries."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Thematic coverage and statistical scope",
      "content": "- Subjects listed: Balance of payments; Economic and financial statistics; Exports; External debt; External sector statistics; Foreign direct investment; Income; International trade; National accounts; Private debt.\n- Keywords provided (selection as listed): balance of payments Committee of Guinea-Bissau; balance of payments goods account; balance of payments of Guinea-Bissau; balance of payments record; CR; debt liability; debt position; Exports; External sector statistics; Foreign direct investment; Guinea-Bissau's balance of payments committee; Income; ISCR; merchandise import; QEDS table; quarterly balance of payments; quarterly balance of payments statistics; resident company; West Africa."
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      "heading": "Publication metadata and access",
      "content": "- Publication title: Guinea- Bissau: Technical Assistance Report-External Sector Statistics Mission.\n- Publication date on page: December 9, 2020.\n- Series: Country Report No. 2020/312.\n- Issue: 312.\n- Volume: 2020.\n- Pages: 27.\n- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513563343.002\n- Stock No: 1GNBEA2020002\n- ISBN: 9781513563343\n- ISSN: 1934-7685\n\nInternational Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept. \"Guinea- Bissau: Technical Assistance Report-External Sector Statistics Mission\", IMF Staff Country Reports 2020, 312 (2020).\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- 1. Priority Recommendations\n  - 1. Priority Recommendations (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - 1. Priority Recommendations (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Published: December 9, 2020",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513563343.002",
    "Mission type: Technical assistance (TA) mission on external sector statistics (ESS).",
    "Dates: February 3 to 7, 2020.",
    "Location: Bissau, Guinea-Bissau.",
    "Requesting authority: National Directorate for Guinea-Bissau of the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO-DNGB).",
    "Project context: Fourth and final mission under the JSA-AFR project for improving ESS in 17 francophone countries of Central and West Africa.",
    "Financing and administration: Financed by the government of Japan and administered by the IMF.",
    "Purpose: To assist in improving the quality of external sector statistics (ESS) for Guinea-Bissau.",
    "Core assistance provided: Technical support aimed at enhancing ESS compilation and reporting capacity (mission description as provided).",
    "The mission assisted in improving the quality of ESS.",
    "This engagement represented the fourth and final mission under the JSA-AFR project covering 17 francophone countries.",
    "Subjects listed: Balance of payments; Economic and financial statistics; Exports; External debt; External sector statistics; Foreign direct investment; Income; International trade; National accounts; Private debt.",
    "Keywords provided (selection as listed): balance of payments Committee of Guinea-Bissau; balance of payments goods account; balance of payments of Guinea-Bissau; balance of payments record; CR; debt liability; debt position; Exports; External sector statistics; Foreign direct investment; Guinea-Bissau's balance of payments committee; Income; ISCR; merchandise import; QEDS table; quarterly balance of payments; quarterly balance of payments statistics; resident company; West Africa.",
    "Publication title: Guinea- Bissau: Technical Assistance Report-External Sector Statistics Mission.",
    "Publication date on page: December 9, 2020.",
    "Series: Country Report No. 2020/312.",
    "Issue: 312.",
    "Volume: 2020.",
    "Pages: 27.",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513563343.002",
    "Stock No: 1GNBEA2020002",
    "ISBN: 9781513563343",
    "ISSN: 1934-7685",
    "**1. Priority Recommendations**"
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