The First Technical Meeting for National Accounts of the International Comparison Program (ICP) will be held at ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean, in Port of Spain from 10-12 October 2018.

Wednesday, 10 October 2018

9:00-9:10 Registration of participants

Topic 1: Opening of the workshop: Objectives, organization, and administrative matters

09:10-09:30 Welcome remarks: Representatives of

• ECLAC
• CARICOM
• Secretariat and World Bank

09:30-9:40 Introduction of participants

09:40-9:50 Approval of the agenda

Topic 2 Overall ICP National Accounts Requirements

09:50-10:20 Summary of ICP 2017 National Accounts Data Requirements

» William Vigil-Oliver (World Bank)

10:20-11:10 Model Report on Expenditure Statistics (MORES) Form

» Giovanni Savio (ECLAC)

11:10-11:30 Coffee Break

11:30-12:15 Special Survey: Government Compensation

» Patricia Goldszier (World Bank Consultant)

12:15-13:00 Interim requirements: 2012-2016 GDP (constant/current) and deflators

» Bruno Lana (ECLAC)

13:00 - 14:15 Lunch Break

Topic 3 Methodologies and estimations for Household Consumption

14:15-14:45 Methodology for the estimation of Household Consumption

» Federico Dorin (ECLAC)

14:45-15:45 Definition of country clusters for the estimation

• Cluster 1 (supported by Bruno Lana and María Paz Collinao)
• Cluster 2 (supported by Giovanni Savio and Patricia Goldszier)
• Cluster 3 (supported by Federico Dorín and Patricia Marchant)

15:45-16:00 Coffee Break

16:00-17:00 Estimation exercises [continued]

17:00-18:00 Presentation and discussion of results

Thursday, 11 October 2018

Topic 4 Methodologies and estimations for Government Consumption

09:00-09:40 Methodology for the estimation of Government Consumption

» María Paz Collinao (ECLAC)

09:40-11:00 Definition of country clusters for the estimation

• Cluster 1 (supported by Bruno Lana and María Paz Collinao)
• Cluster 2 (supported by Giovanni Savio and Patricia Goldszier)
• Cluster 3 (supported by Federico Dorín and Patricia Marchant)

11:00-11:15 Coffee Break

11:15-12:15 Estimation [continued]

12:15-13:00 Presentation and discussion of results

13:00 - 14:15 Lunch Break

Topic 5 Methodologies and estimations for Gross Capital Formation

14:15-14:45 Methodology for the estimation of Gross Capital Formation

» Giovanni Savio (ECLAC)

14:45-15:45 Definition of country clusters for the estimation

• Cluster 1 (supported by Bruno Lana and María Paz Collinao)
• Cluster 2 (supported by Giovanni Savio and Patricia Goldszier)
• Cluster 3 (supported by Federico Dorín and Patricia Marchant)

15:45-16:00 Coffee Break

16:00-17:00 Estimation exercises [continued]

17:00-18:00 Presentation and discussion of results

Friday, 12 October 2018

Topic 6 Methodologies and estimations for International Trade

09:00-09:40 Methodology for the estimation of the balance of exports and imports

» Patricia Goldszier (World Bank Consultant)

09:40-11:00 Definition of country clusters for the estimation exercises

• Cluster 1 (supported by Bruno Lana and María Paz Collinao)
• Cluster 2 (supported by Giovanni Savio and Patricia Goldszier)
• Cluster 3 (supported by Federico Dorín and Patricia Marchant)

11:00-11:15 Coffee Break

11:15-12:15 Estimation exercises [continued]

12:15-13:00 Presentation and discussion of results

13:00 - 14:15 Lunch Break

Topic 7 Summary of National Accounts estimates

14:15 - 14:45 Summary of results

14:45 - 15:30 Validation of results

15:30 - 16:00 Discussion and approval

16:00 - 16:15 Coffee Break

Topic 8 Permanent ICP and Future timetables

16:15 - 16:40 ICP 2017 Regional Calendar of National Accounts activities and results

» Bruno Lana (ECLAC)

16:40–17:10 Evaluation of the Meeting and Conclusions

» Giovanni Savio (ECLAC)

17:10-18:00 Closing reception