Transcript ICP-Africa and SNA 93

Conference on International Outreach
and Coordination in National Accounts
for Sustainable Growth and
Development
Luxembourg, 6-8 May 2008
The Challenges of the
Compilation of National
Accounts in the
Framework of the
International
Comparison Program
for Africa (ICP-Africa)
Michel MOUYELO-KATOULA
Manager, Statistical Capacity Building Division
African Development Bank Group (ADB)
Outline
1. Context
2. Capacity Building
3. AfDB’s Approach
4. The Way Forward
5. Other Strategic Aspects
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Weights
2 – Expenditure
Context
Cross-country
comparison of
real GDPs
3 - Measuring the impact of
economic competition
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AfDB’s Approach to Country Support
A 5-step
capacity
building
exercise
Statistics
Output Oriented
Workshops
(SOoW)
•Phase 1: Diagnosis
•Phase 2: Classification & Guidelines
•Phase 3: Regional Workshops
•Phase 4: Technical Assistance
•Phase 5: Medium to Long-term Goals
•Clinic approach
•Cross-fertilization
•Work on computers
•Multilateral review of GDP statistics
•Compilation of Metadata
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A Capacity Building Exercise
Help countries
produce required
expenditure weight
data
Increased reliability
of national
accounts
Broad base
partnership
Long-term quality
improvement
objectives
•Assess country capacity
•Develop a general framework
•Step-by-step guidelines
•Consistency with official estimates
•Great detail of expenditures
•200 basic categories
•Country level
•Sub-regional & regional support
•International partnership
•Meta data questionnaire;
•Exchange of best practices;
•Participatory process
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The Way Forward (1)
Strategic
Principles
The African Group
on National
Accounts (AGNA)
•Joint development of methodologies;
•ICP as a validation framework;
•Regular follow up of recommendations
•No additional recommendations;
•ICP dimension in statistical training;
•Update metadata questionnaire;
•Cross-country review of metadata.
•Established under the StatCom-Africa;
•First meeting in Lusaka, April 2008;
•ToRs include preparation of a strategy
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The Way Forward (2)
Strategy for
Implementation
of SNA 1993 in
Africa
AGNA
Recommendations
•Conceptualization phase
•Period: 2009-2011
•16 strategic items
•Leverage on existing activities
•Include NPISH surveys.
•To countries
•To SROs
•To AfDB
•To AfDB, ECA & AU
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The Way Forward (3) – Main Recommendations
To countries
To AfDB
To AfDB, ECA, AU
•Provide 2007 GDP estimates;
•Advocate for support;
•Complete surveys on NPISHs;
•Private sector accounts
•Next meeting 02-04 July, 2008, Tunis
•Technical assistance to countries;
•Liaise with SROs
•Jointly coordinate regional program
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Other Strategic Aspects
AfDB/IMF/AfDB
Collaborative
Strategy ?
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Convergence role of SNA;
Improved basic data sets;
Streamline National Accounts;
Consolidate N.A. processes;
No externalized estimates;
Multidisciplinarity;
N.A. in NSDSs;
Coordinate international support;
Facilitate N.A. review processes;
Support sub-regional organiz;
Metadata system;
Unify GDDS & SNA metadata;
Provide support to N.A. forecast;
Support Statistical Training.
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