Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual
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The Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual is an IMF-issued international statistical standard that provides guidelines for compiling and presenting a country’s external sector accounts, including cross-border transactions and financial positions with the rest of the world.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual Context triple: [United Nations System of National Accounts, relatedStandard, Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual]
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A.
International Economic Accounts
International Economic Accounts is a division of the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis that produces statistics on the nation’s trade, investment, and financial transactions with the rest of the world.
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B.
United Nations System of National Accounts
The United Nations System of National Accounts is an internationally agreed statistical framework that provides standardized concepts, definitions, classifications, and accounting rules for measuring a country’s economic activity and compiling national accounts such as GDP.
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C.
BIS Working Papers
BIS Working Papers is a research publication series of the Bank for International Settlements that presents advanced studies on global monetary and financial stability issues.
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D.
BIS Quarterly Review
BIS Quarterly Review is a flagship publication of the Bank for International Settlements that provides analysis and data on global financial markets, banking, and monetary developments.
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E.
International Financial Reporting Standards
International Financial Reporting Standards are a globally recognized set of accounting rules and principles designed to bring transparency, consistency, and comparability to financial statements across different countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual Target entity description: The Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual is an IMF-issued international statistical standard that provides guidelines for compiling and presenting a country’s external sector accounts, including cross-border transactions and financial positions with the rest of the world.
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A.
International Economic Accounts
International Economic Accounts is a division of the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis that produces statistics on the nation’s trade, investment, and financial transactions with the rest of the world.
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B.
United Nations System of National Accounts
The United Nations System of National Accounts is an internationally agreed statistical framework that provides standardized concepts, definitions, classifications, and accounting rules for measuring a country’s economic activity and compiling national accounts such as GDP.
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C.
BIS Working Papers
BIS Working Papers is a research publication series of the Bank for International Settlements that presents advanced studies on global monetary and financial stability issues.
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D.
BIS Quarterly Review
BIS Quarterly Review is a flagship publication of the Bank for International Settlements that provides analysis and data on global financial markets, banking, and monetary developments.
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E.
International Financial Reporting Standards
International Financial Reporting Standards are a globally recognized set of accounting rules and principles designed to bring transparency, consistency, and comparability to financial statements across different countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
IMF manual
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international statistical standard ⓘ statistical manual ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
promote international comparability of external sector statistics
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standardize balance of payments compilation practices ⓘ standardize international investment position compilation practices ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
countries
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monetary unions ⓘ |
| definesConcept |
capital account
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current account ⓘ direct investment ⓘ economic territory in external sector statistics ⓘ financial account ⓘ financial derivatives and employee stock options ⓘ functional categories of investment ⓘ international investment position ⓘ other investment ⓘ portfolio investment ⓘ reserve assets ⓘ residence in external sector statistics ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | BPM ⓘ |
| issuedBy | International Monetary Fund ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| providesClassificationFor |
capital account transactions
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current account transactions ⓘ external financial assets and liabilities ⓘ financial account transactions ⓘ |
| providesGuidelinesFor |
compiling balance of payments accounts
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compiling international investment position accounts ⓘ presenting cross-border transactions ⓘ presenting financial positions with the rest of the world ⓘ |
| publishedBy | International Monetary Fund ⓘ |
| publisher | IMF Statistics Department ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
External Debt Statistics Guide
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United Nations System of National Accounts ⓘ
surface form:
System of National Accounts
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| scope |
cross-border transactions between residents and nonresidents
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stocks of external financial assets and liabilities ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
balance of payments statistics
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external sector statistics ⓘ international investment position statistics ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
compilers of external sector statistics
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economic analysts ⓘ policy makers ⓘ |
| usedBy |
central banks
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international organizations ⓘ national statistical offices ⓘ |
| usedFor |
external vulnerability assessment
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macroeconomic analysis ⓘ multilateral surveillance ⓘ policy formulation ⓘ |
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Subject: Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual Description of subject: The Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual is an IMF-issued international statistical standard that provides guidelines for compiling and presenting a country’s external sector accounts, including cross-border transactions and financial positions with the rest of the world.
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United Nations System of National Accounts
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relatedStandard
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Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual
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Australia’s foreign exchange reserves
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statisticalStandard
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this entity surface form:
IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual
United Nations Central Product Classification for services
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relatedTo
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Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual
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this entity surface form:
Balance of Payments Manual classification of services
this entity surface form:
Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, sixth edition
Government Finance Statistics Manual
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Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual
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Monetary and Financial Statistics Manual
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followsStandard
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Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual
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Monetary and Financial Statistics Manual
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relatedTo
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Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual
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this entity surface form:
Balance of Payments Manual