region as a whole will be essential. What is the most efficient way to produce these data? The authors survey the statistical … "Gulf States System of Statistics." Valuable lessons can be learned from regional statistical organization in Africa and the …

and financial stability. Data quality is being dealt with systematically by the IMF through the development of data … quality assessment frameworks complementing the IMF’s Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS) and General Data … Dissemination System (GDDS). The aim is to improve the quality of data provided by countries to the IMF; and to assess evenhandedly …

statistics at the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (CRBP) are adequate and are used efficiently. The CRBP has well …

linkages across macroeconomic statistics, and the relationships between regulatory tools, intermediate objectives, and policy … goals. There is significant room to improve the methodological soundness, accuracy, and reliability of the statistics, for … techniques for most datasets. Paraguay should improve the access to official statistics and metadata. …

-of-payments statistics. Georgia has made good progress in improving its statistics in a number of areas. Nonetheless, substantial …

The quality of the macroeconomic statistics is generally high, broadly conforming to international standards for … Administrative Department of Statistics. Further strengthening is needed in the areas of national accounts and government finance … statistics. Developing a methodology to include unrecorded trade in the balance of payments on a timely basis is also required. …

statistics against the Special Data Dissemination Standard, complemented by an assessment of data quality based on the IMFâ … adhere to the principle of objectivity in the collection, processing, and dissemination of statistics. They demonstrate …

marks in assurances of integrity. Macroeconomic statistics are compiled in accordance with strict technical considerations … and reliability of macroeconomic statistics are generally sound, although source data are limited in all datasets, except … for the Monetary and Financial Statistics. …

dissemination practices relative to the Special Data Dissemination Standards (SDDS) of the IMF. The findings reveal that …