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Regional ICP Report Comparison of economic outputs and purchasing power of currencies, WA 2005

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. About 70 pages, excluding annex, published by UN-ESCWA Six chapters, plus preface, introduction and annex

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Regional ICP Report Comparison of economic outputs and purchasing power of currencies, WA 2005

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  1. Regional ICP ReportComparison of economic outputs and purchasing power of currencies, WA 2005 Giovanni SAVIO OIC, Statistics Division, UN-ESCWA Manama, 20-21 February 2008

  2. About 70 pages, excluding annex, published by UN-ESCWA Six chapters, plus preface, introduction and annex Chapters’ sequence 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 Scheme of the report

  3. 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 Timetable for Reportfinal publication

  4. Brief overviewby 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 MethodsFocuses on technical issues, including program’s methodological framework, procedural practices, and description of how PPP estimates are calculated

  5. Brief overviewby 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 presentGovernance, management structure, program implementation

  6. Overall evaluation of report, strengths and weaknesses, lessons learned Suggested (small) changes to the report, if any Signature of the preface Points for discussion

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