02172cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF016235 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781513529912 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept. Islamic Republic of Afghanistan : Technical Assistance Report-Report on External Sector Statistics Mission. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2020. 1 online resource (36 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This technical advice provided by the staff of the IMF to the authorities of Afghanistan in response to their request for technical assistance (TA). The mission objectives were to assist the Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) in improving the quality of the balance of payments and international investment position (IIP) statistics. The mission took stock of recent improvements in the ESS compilation practices and commended the DAB's Monetary Policy Department (MPD) for achieving most of the 2018 TA recommendations. Despite the progress achieved, major shortcomings remain to be addressed to enhance the policy relevance of external sector statistics (ESS) data. The highest priority should be given to the improvement of personal transfer's coverage and the estimation of unrecorded personal transfers. Remittances through autonomous Money Service Providers and informal channels are not captured; although, there seems to be a large remittance channel. The inclusion of the opium economy will have significant impact in the national and international accounts. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2020/043 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2020/043/002.2020.issue-043-en.xml IMF e-Library