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Regional Programme on Economic Statistics Asia and the Pacific

Regional Programme on Economic Statistics Asia and the Pacific. Zeynep Orhun Girard Istanbul, November 2013 Workshop on the Implementation and Links between the System of National Accounts 2008 and the Government Finance Statistics Manual. Definition.

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Regional Programme on Economic Statistics Asia and the Pacific

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  1. Regional Programme on Economic StatisticsAsia and the Pacific ZeynepOrhunGirard Istanbul, November 2013 Workshop on the Implementation and Links between the System of National Accounts 2008 and the Government Finance Statistics Manual

  2. Definition A capacity building framework for Asia-Pacific countries with its scope determined by the Core Set of Economic Statistics. Mandate RPES and its Core Set were designed by countries and development partners at the request of the ESCAP Committee on Statistics in 2009. The programme and its Core Set were endorsed by the Committee on Statistics in 2010, i.e. the heads of NSOs. Regional Programme for Economic Statistics Value-added Platform for coordination facilitating planned/concerted actions towards the Asia-Pacific countries having the capacity to produce basic economic statistics in a common reference (i.e. the Core Set) by 2020.

  3. Goal: Better policies through better economic statistics Outcome 2020 NSSs in Asia-Pacific have capacity to produce & disseminate the Core Set Advocacy Coordination Infrastructure Skills

  4. RPES Governance CST and Bureau Heads of NSOs in Asia and the Pacific Partnership and NSS stakeholders Heads of macroeconomics statistics, senior staff working on economic statistics (NSOs), Central Bank and Ministry of Finance representatives and development partners SGRPES and CC ESCAP secretariat Economic statistics team

  5. Prices and costs Demand & output Income & wealth Money & banking Core Set: Emphasis on basic economic statistics Government Labour market Natural resources & the environment • consumer price index, wages, exchange rates, PPPs, terms of trade • national accounts aggregates (production), productivity measures, trade, informal economy, and short-term indicators for consumer demand and investment • national accounts aggregates (income, savings, wealth), balance of payments, income distribution • assets and liabilities of banking sector, interest rates • public revenue, expenditure, and debt and lending • statistics on employment, unemployment, underemployment, and other characteristics, such as dimensions of gender and informal employment • sustainability measures and accounting for natural capital

  6. First activity of RPES implementation: to attract and coordinate regional support activities • Developed by the Steering Group as a rapid assessment tool based on RPES and Core Set • Provides a baseline for the implementation of the Core Set of Economic Statistics • 49 out of 58 ESCAP member countries responded (March-May 2013) Capacity Screening

  7. Structure of Capacity Screening Existing capacity building agreements and interest in participating in RPES Legislation, planning, national statistical coordination and dissemination and advocacy for economic statistics Adequacy of IT systems and staff skills Quality assurance, metadata, BR, data collection instruments Based on the seven components and the recommended frequency

  8. Core Set availability and quality gaps

  9. Core Set availability and quality gaps

  10. Core Set availability and quality gaps

  11. Core Set availability and quality gaps

  12. What are the next steps of implementation? • Consultations among economic statistics providers and stakeholders at the national (supported by (sub)regional activities) • Development/enhancement of national economic statistics development plans in line with NSDS/equivalent • Work on priority areas regarding infrastructure and skills development (e.g. business registers, labour and natural resources) • Proposals in the pipeline • For the Russian speaking countries: RF-funded project supporting the implementation of the Regional Programme with a focus on 2008 SNA

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