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  "title": "The Bahamas: Technical Assistance Report-Report on External Sector Statistics Virtual Mission (March 10–14, 2025)",
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  "summary": "A virtual technical assistance (TA) mission on external sector statistics (ESS) was conducted to the Central Bank of The Bahamas (CBB) as part of the Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Centre (CARTAC) work program on ESS.",
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      "content": "- A virtual technical assistance (TA) mission on external sector statistics (ESS) was conducted to the Central Bank of The Bahamas (CBB).\n- The mission was part of the Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Centre (CARTAC) work program on ESS.\n- Mission dates: March 10–14, 2025.\n- Publication date on landing page: July 9, 2025."
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      "content": "- Improve source data and compilation techniques for producing the balance of payments (BOP).\n- Assist the Central Bank of The Bahamas (CBB) in finalizing the compilation of the international investment position (IIP) statistics.\n- Align BOP and IIP compilation with the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, sixth edition (BPM6)."
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      "content": "- Bahamas investment authority\n- balance of payments and international investment position statistics.\n- BOP compiler\n- BOP of The Bahamas\n- Caribbean\n- Exports\n- External sector statistics\n- Foreign direct investment\n- free trade zone\n- heads of agreement\n- IMF's Statistics Department\n- International investment position\n- Offshore financial centers\n- portfolio investment survey\n- positions Derived\n- Research Department of the CBB\n- resident-to-resident transaction\n- The Bahamas\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- A virtual technical assistance\n  - A virtual technical assistance (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - A virtual technical assistance (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/technical-assistance-reports/issues/2025/07/09/the-bahamas-technical-assistance-report-report-on-external-sector-statistics-virtual-568407"
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    "Series: Technical Assistance Reports",
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    "Mission dates: March 10–14, 2025.",
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