Course on Cross-Border Position Statistics
IV Quarter
CEMLA Mexico City, Mexico
Face-to-face format
Organizing Institutions
Center for Latin American Monetary Studies, A. C. (CEMLA)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Content
This course provides training on the methodology for compiling and disseminating CBPS, including the international investment position (IIP) and memorandum and supplementary position data items following the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, sixth edition (BPM6); External Debt Statistics (EDS), including currency composition, remaining maturity, and debt service schedule; the Coordinated Portfolio Investment Survey (CPIS), including sectoral data; and the Coordinated Direct Investment Survey (CDIS). The course consists of a series of lectures, discussions, and practical exercises. Lectures and discussions focus on general concepts and compilation practices, while exercises provide participants with an opportunity to put the knowledge gained into practice. Participants have the opportunity to discuss problems encountered in their compilation work and gain insights into the analytical uses of the international accounts.
Objective
Participants should be able to compile IIP, EDS, CPIS, and/or CDIS—as well as the memorandum and supplementary items of the IIP and tables on external debt statistics—according to the conceptual framework and to identify potential new data sources for the compilation of the CBPS.
Aimed at
Officials whose responsibility is compiling the international investment position (IIP) and/or external debt statistics (EDS), as well as Coordinated Portfolio Investment Survey (CPIS) or Coordinated Direct Investment Survey (CDIS) data.
