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  "title": "Rwanda: Technical Assistance Report-Monetary and Financial Statistics Mission (July 29–August 9, 2024)",
  "publication": "Technical Assistance Reports, January 28, 2026",
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  "summary": "The mission assisted the staff of the National Bank of Rwanda (NBR) in broadening the coverage of MFS, to include other financial corporations (OFCs) and compile the OFCs Survey, aligned with the IMF’s 2016 Monetary and Financial Statistics Manual and Compilation Guide (2016 MFSMCG).",
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      "content": "- Assist the staff of the National Bank of Rwanda (NBR) in broadening the coverage of Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS) to include other financial corporations (OFCs).\n- Support the compilation of the OFCs Survey aligned with the IMF’s 2016 Monetary and Financial Statistics Manual and Compilation Guide (2016 MFSMCG).\n- Provide hands-on training to officials of the NBR’s Statistics Department on MFS compilation issues."
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      "content": "- Broadened MFS coverage to include OFCs and assisted in compiling the OFCs Survey.\n- Discussed development of a Balance Sheet Approach (BSA) matrix with full coverage of the financial sector and with additional data from the external, fiscal and real sectors.\n- Examined data consistency issues between central bank, other depository corporations (ODCs) and OFCs.\n- Addressed integrated MFS compilation focusing on stocks, transactions, and other flows.\n- Delivered hands-on training sessions for NBR Statistics Department officials on MFS compilation issues."
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      "content": "- Balance Sheet Approach (BSA) matrix:\n  - Development of a BSA matrix with full coverage of the financial sector.\n  - Integration of additional data from the external, fiscal and real sectors.\n- Data consistency:\n  - Ensuring consistency between central bank, other depository corporations (ODCs) and other financial corporations (OFCs).\n- Integrated MFS:\n  - Compilation and coherence of stocks, transactions, and other flows in MFS."
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      "content": "- Hands-on training aimed to strengthen the NBR Statistics Department’s ability to compile MFS in accordance with the 2016 MFSMCG.\n- Emphasis on operationalizing the OFCs Survey and integrating OFC data into the financial sector framework.\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Section I. Financial System in Rwanda\n  - Section I. Financial System in Rwanda (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Section I. Financial System in Rwanda (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/technical-assistance-reports/issues/2026/01/28/rwanda-technical-assistance-report-monetary-and-financial-statistics-mission-july-29august-573467"
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    "Published: January 28, 2026",
    "Series: Technical Assistance Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229036085.019",
    "Assist the staff of the National Bank of Rwanda (NBR) in broadening the coverage of Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS) to include other financial corporations (OFCs).",
    "Support the compilation of the OFCs Survey aligned with the IMF’s 2016 Monetary and Financial Statistics Manual and Compilation Guide (2016 MFSMCG).",
    "Provide hands-on training to officials of the NBR’s Statistics Department on MFS compilation issues.",
    "Broadened MFS coverage to include OFCs and assisted in compiling the OFCs Survey.",
    "Discussed development of a Balance Sheet Approach (BSA) matrix with full coverage of the financial sector and with additional data from the external, fiscal and real sectors.",
    "Examined data consistency issues between central bank, other depository corporations (ODCs) and OFCs.",
    "Addressed integrated MFS compilation focusing on stocks, transactions, and other flows.",
    "Delivered hands-on training sessions for NBR Statistics Department officials on MFS compilation issues.",
    "Balance Sheet Approach (BSA) matrix:",
    "Data consistency:",
    "Integrated MFS:",
    "Hands-on training aimed to strengthen the NBR Statistics Department’s ability to compile MFS in accordance with the 2016 MFSMCG.",
    "Emphasis on operationalizing the OFCs Survey and integrating OFC data into the financial sector framework.",
    "**Section I. Financial System in Rwanda**"
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