## Guinea: Technical Assistance Report-External Sector Statistics

_IMF Staff Country Reports, December 9, 2020_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: December 9, 2020
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513563411.002

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### Mission overview
- The fourth and last technical assistance (TA) mission for the benefit of Guinea took place in Conakry during August 26–30, 2019.
- The TA was under the project on improving external sector statistics (ESS) in 17 Francophone countries of West and Central Africa, funded by the Japanese government and administered by the IMF.
- The mission was hosted by the Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea (BCRG), the institution responsible for compiling the ESS.

### Main objectives and technical support provided
- Support for participation in the coordinated direct investment survey (CDIS).
- Detailed technical work for improving the current and financial accounts.
- Implementation of recommendations from previous missions.

### Subject coverage and keywords
- Subject areas: Balance of payments, Balance of payments statistics, Data collection, Economic and financial statistics, Economic sectors, External sector statistics, Foreign direct investment, Mining sector.
- Keywords: balance of payments directorate; balance of payments questionnaire; balance of payments software; balance of payments software application; Balance of payments statistics; BCRG Excel template; CDIS questionnaire; Central Africa; computer application; Coordinated direct investment survey; CR; Data collection; DSBP methodology; External sector statistics; Foreign direct investment; Global; ISCR; Mining sector; West Africa.

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_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/cr/issues/2020/12/09/guinea-technical-assistance-report-external-sector-statistics-49938_