DMFAS debt statistics workshop at the Central Bank of the Philippines

Debt managers responsible for the production of a statistical bulletin on debt or for meeting statutory debt data dissemination requirements may need training, guidance and further awareness of the best practices in the different types of statistical reports available.

To this end, the Debt Management and Financial Analysis System (DMFAS) Programme organizes interactive national debt statistics workshops focused on the production of statistical bulletin on debt during which numerous statistical tables compiled by the Programme are carefully reviewed, analysed and compared.

The statistical tables represent a sample of tables as well as metadata selected from major international publications and other tables that have been found useful in client countries. They are intended to stimulate thought and discussion on the concepts, aggregates and classifications used, and to consider the relevance for the countries and/or institutions.

Participants are given the tools and actively encouraged to use them to produce other tables that are not on the list and which they deem relevant The outcome of the workshop will be improved capacity of the national debt office in the production of a statistical bulletin on debt in accordance with the latest international guidelines.