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  "title": "Kingdom of Lesotho: Technical Assistance Report-Government Finance Statistics",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, December 16, 2020",
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  "summary": "In response to a request from the authorities and as part of the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) Enhanced Data Dissemination Initiative (EDDI) 2 project, a government finance statistics (GFS) mission visited Maseru, Lesotho, during January 20–31, 2020.",
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      "content": "- Foster compilation and dissemination of GFS and public sector debt statistics (PSDS) consistent with international methodological standards.\n- Work program milestones identified:\n  - Enhancement of classification of transactions in fiscal accounts.\n  - Expansion of the institutional coverage of data to include all significant general government units by the end of the project."
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      "content": "- Subjects: Data collection; Economic and financial statistics; Economic sectors; Expenditure; Financial statements; Government finance statistics; Public debt; Public financial management (PFM); Public sector.\n- Keywords present in the source: accounts payable; Africa; CBL match record; compilation file; CR; Data collection; debt Statistics; documenting GFS compilation procedure; Financial statements; GFS dissemination; GFS TA recommendation; GFS work plan; Government finance statistics; ISCR; MOF's Macroeconomic Policy; Public sector; QCBS report; Recording transaction; TA recommendation.\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- 1lsoea2020003\n  - 1lsoea2020003 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - 1lsoea2020003 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Published: December 16, 2020",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513564036.002",
    "A government finance statistics (GFS) mission visited Maseru, Lesotho, during January 20–31, 2020.",
    "The mission was the last in a series of five consecutive technical assistance (TA) missions to Lesotho under the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) Enhanced Data Dissemination Initiative (EDDI) 2 project.",
    "The EDDI 2 project is a five-year project that started in 2015.",
    "Foster compilation and dissemination of GFS and public sector debt statistics (PSDS) consistent with international methodological standards.",
    "Work program milestones identified:",
    "Subjects: Data collection; Economic and financial statistics; Economic sectors; Expenditure; Financial statements; Government finance statistics; Public debt; Public financial management (PFM); Public sector.",
    "Keywords present in the source: accounts payable; Africa; CBL match record; compilation file; CR; Data collection; debt Statistics; documenting GFS compilation procedure; Financial statements; GFS dissemination; GFS TA recommendation; GFS work plan; Government finance statistics; ISCR; MOF's Macroeconomic Policy; Public sector; QCBS report; Recording transaction; TA recommendation.",
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