02301cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF018739 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484373934 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept. Republic of Belarus : Technical Assistance Report-Work of Mission on Development of Potential in Area of Government Finance Statistics. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2018. 1 online resource (41 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 In consultation with the Republic of Belarus Ministry of Finance (MoF), a government finance statistics (GFS) technical assistance (TA) mission from the IMF's Statistics Department (STA) visited Minsk from November 13 through 24, 2017. The main objective of the mission was to take stock of the progress in government finance statistics in the Republic of Belarus and to provide assistance to the MoF in improving the quality of statistical data. Government finance statistics provide a comprehensive conceptual and accounting framework suitable for the analysis and evaluation of fiscal policy, and in particular the performance of the general government sector of any country. One of the biggest advantages of the introduction of GFS methodology into budgeting is the achievement of consistency in budgeting, financial reporting, and statistics. Use of the same terminology by those engaged in budgeting, reporting, and statistics should ensure common understanding among all of the stakeholders. The comparability of numbers, tables, and accounts is significantly enhanced, which means an improvement in productivity and in the timely availability of data. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2018/261 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2018/261/002.2018.issue-261-en.xml IMF e-Library