Transcript Regional ICP Report

Regional ICP Report
Comparison of economic outputs and
purchasing power of currencies,
WA 2005
Giovanni SAVIO
OIC, Statistics Division, UN-ESCWA
Manama, 20-21 February 2008
Scheme of the report
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About 70 pages, excluding annex, published by UNESCWA
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Six chapters, plus preface, introduction and annex
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Chapters’ sequence
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Introduction
Results of 2005 ESCWA comparison
Brief methodological notes
Dealing with ‘comparison resistant’ area
Benefits for countries participating in ICP
The ICP past and present
Timetable for Report
final publication
 Report sent to focal points on 13 February for final
review and comments
 Last occasion to propose small changes, finalization
during 11th workshop
 Report requires some minor editing, about two
weeks, before being printed
 Arabic version of the report, about two-three months
to be finalized
Brief overview
by chapter
1 Introduction Brief overview of project and its
rationale, program’s conceptual underpinnings, and
highlight of uses and limitations of data
2 Results Results of the 2005 ESCWA regional
comparison, including highlights of the main findings
and analysis of data in brief
3 Methods Focuses on technical issues, including
program’s methodological framework, procedural
practices, and description of how PPP estimates are
calculated
Brief overview
by chapter (ctd.)
4 Comparison resistant data Overview of special
treatments for difficult-to-compare components of GDP
(i.e. construction, net exports, health, education and
government)
5 Benefits Reference to policy making, capacity
building, handbooks, tools, training
6 ICP past and present Governance, management
structure, program implementation
Points for discussion
1. Overall evaluation of report, strengths and
weaknesses, lessons learned
2. Suggested (small) changes to the report, if any
3. Signature of the preface