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Group of Experts on National Accounts Geneva, April 2010 Presentation by UNECE

Agenda item 1. Implementation of the 2008 SNA in the Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia, South East Europe and Mongolia. Group of Experts on National Accounts Geneva, April 2010 Presentation by UNECE. Overview. 1. Introduction and background 2. Results of the 2010 Survey

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Group of Experts on National Accounts Geneva, April 2010 Presentation by UNECE

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  1. Agenda item 1 Implementation of the 2008 SNAin the Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia, South East Europe and Mongolia Group of Experts on National Accounts Geneva, April 2010 Presentation by UNECE

  2. Overview 1. Introduction and background 2. Results of the 2010 Survey • Progress and challenges with the 1993 SNA • Improvement needs of basic statistics • National strategies towards 2008 SNA • Priorities in progress towards the 2008 SNA • Ongoing technical assistance projects • Requested assistance 3. Development of an implementation plan

  3. Introduction and background • Recommendations of the UNSC • UNSD -> regional implementation plans • Regional advisory body • Steering Group (SG) on National Accounts(incl. the Netherlands, Canada, Norway, the Russian Federation and The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Eurostat, OECD, CIS-STAT, UNSD and IMF) • Survey on SNA issues • In Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia, South East Europe and Mongolia

  4. Results of the survey -Progress and challenges with 1993 SNA Availability of GDP and main components

  5. Results of the survey –Progress and challenges with 1993 SNA Availability of main accounts and balance sheets * Only for the years 2000 and 2001.

  6. Results of the survey –Progress and challenges with 1993 SNA • Measurement of financial services • Constant price estimates and deflators • Measuring the non-observed economy • Institutional sectors and accounts • Balance sheets • Quarterly, financial and regional accounts • Supply/use & Input/output tables • The revised economic activity classification

  7. Results of the survey –Improvement needs of basic statistics • Statistical framework, units, classifications • Short-term statistics • Statistics on services • Price measurement, deflators • International trade, FATS • Social statistics • Investment statistics • Monetary and financial statistics

  8. Results of the survey –National strategies towards 2008 SNA • Most of the countries have national plans for improvement of statistics and national accounts focusing on the 1993 SNA • Some have started work towards 2008 SNA • Azerbaijan • Kazakhstan • Russian Federation • Ukraine • Croatia • The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia • Guidance for national plans requested

  9. Results of the survey –Priorities in progress towards 2008 SNA Non-financial assets • R & D, military expenditures, mineral exploration, land improvements, cultivated assets, ownership transfer Non-observed economy • Informal sector and illegal activities Financial services • Pension schemes and employee stock options Public sector • Central banks and public/private/government The rest of the world • Multi-territory enterprises, processing, merchanting

  10. Results of the survey –Ongoing technical assistance projects Major players in the region: • Technical Aid to the Commonwealth of Independent States (TACIS) • The Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA) and EU PHARE programmes • Twinning projects carried out by EU and EFTA countries • Projects of the World Bank and IMF • UNECE and CIS-STAT

  11. Results of the survey –Requested assistance • Training workshops for the staff of NSOs (national, regional and international) • Study visits to more developed statistical offices • Region-specific manuals and guidelines • Seminars for other producers of statistics • On-the-job training

  12. Development of an implementation plan CHALLENGES Government, Public SectorPublic-private,central banks 2008 SNA Informal and illegal sector Financial ServicesStock options, pensions Financial Instruments The rest of the worldGlobalisation Non-Financial AssetsR&D, military 1993 SNA Institutional sectors Balance sheets CORE Supply / Use National Accounts Quarterly accounts Financial accounts Regionalaccounts Input / Output NOE FISIM STATISICS BASIC Short-Term Statistics Output value, intermediate consumption Statistics on ServicesPrices, SBS, STS Prices &Costs Deflators, Labor International TradeExport and import, FATS Social Statistics Health, NGOs Investment Statistics Capital expenditure Financial Statistics FISIM, monetary Agriculture Statistics BASE Statistical InfrastructureBusiness register, statistical units, survey design, administrative data, classifications

  13. Development of an implementation plan • A draft plan developed by SG and UNECEon the basis of: • Country survey • 2010 Meeting recommendations • ISWGNA guidance … covering: • Main stages and timeframe • Technical cooperation activities • Methodological materials • Approval of the Regional implementation plan by the UNECE countries and in consultation with ISWGNA • Future reviews

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