Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE BSA -- III. KEY FEATURES OF THE FRAMEWORK FOR ANALYSIS -- IV. DATA METHODOLOGIES AND AVAILABILITY FOR BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS -- V. USING TIMELY, HIGH-FREQUENCY BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS IN SURVEILLANCE -- VI. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES.

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