Zambia: Technical Assistance Report-Report on External Sector Statistics Mission

International Monetary Fund

No 2019/374, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This Technical Assistance Report on Zambia highlights the dissemination of external sector statistics during the Department for International Development—Enhanced Data Dissemination Initiative 2 Project Module 1. The mission recommended breakdowns in the International investment position (IIP) table that are of analytical relevance, such as government securities issued abroad and issued domestically, and loan liabilities of the government and other sectors. The integrated IIP is key to verifying the consistency between the positions, the transactions, and other changes. The accuracy of the components within the international reserves in the balance of payments and in the IIP can be further improved. Valuations changes in positions are being included in the balance of payments for some components, such as government external debt and reserve assets, and should be removed from transactions. In order to support progress in different work areas, the mission recommended a detailed action plan with several priority recommendations.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; IIP; balance of payments; BOZ compiler; IIP statement; release calendar; Economist balance of payments; BOZ's FMD; market value; International investment position; Reserve assets; External sector statistics; Balance of payments statistics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 20
Date: 2019-12-19
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