Seychelles: Technical Assistance Report-External Sector Statistics

International Monetary Fund

No 2022/116, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: A remote external sector statistics (ESS) technical assistance (TA) was provided to the Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS) during October 4–13, 2021. The main objectives of the mission were to (i) assist the authorities in improving the quality of ESS by focusing on actions undertaken by the CBS for collecting data from corporate service providers (CSPs) and their inclusion in the balance of payments and international investment position (IIP) statistics; (ii) assess the data reported by the CSPs and their fit into the ESS framework; (iii) prepare the basis for Seychelles’ participation in the IMF’s survey “Resident Special Purpose Entities: Cross Border Flows and Positions) (IMF’s SPEs Survey); and (iv) review and assess the adequacy of estimated travel services.

Keywords: IMF survey; IMF's Statistics Department; CBS ESS compiler; IMF's SPE survey; IMF's survey; D. staff resource; Special purpose vehicle; External sector statistics; Balance of payments statistics; Data collection; International investment position (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 28
Date: 2022-04-12
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