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Technical meeting on national accounts data requirements for the International Comparison Program (ICP), Cycle 2021 - the Caribbean
31 May 2021|Event
Technical meeting with national accounts focal points of the of the International Comparison Program (ICP), Cycle 2021.
The following topics will be discussed at this meeting:
- Status of the ICP at global level - Schedule of Latin America and the Caribbean activities
- ICP National accounts requirements in the 2021 Cycle
- National accounts data in Latin America and the Caribbean
- National accounts statistical challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic
On May 26, the virtual meeting for the countries of Latin America is held.
31 May 2021
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Session 1: Welcome remarks and general background
15:00 to 15:35Welcome remarks:
▪ Statistics Division of ECLAC
▪ CARICOM
▪ World Bank» Participants List of the meeting
- World BankStatus of the ICP at a global levelClaudia de Camino, ECLACStatus of ICP activities in Latin America and the Caribbean and information submission timetable
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Session 2: ICP National accounts requirements in 2021 Cycle
15:35 to 16:15- ECLACICP national accounts data requirements: contextWorld BankModel Report on Expenditure Statistics -MORES- Form» Questions, comments
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Session 3: National accounts data in Latin America and the Caribbean
16:15 to 17:05- Giannina López, ECLACOverview on national accounts data and metadata in Latin America and the CaribbeanECLAC2017 ICP MORES information for Latin America and the Caribbean, main challenges, and later reviewsCARICOMNational accounts data in the Caribbean region» Questions, comments
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Session 4: National accounts statistical challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic
17:05 to 17:50- World BankMeeting ICP national accounts expenditure data requirements during the COVID-19 PandemicECLACCompiling national accounts in the framework of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) health emergency: case study» Questions, comment
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Session 5: Main agreements and conclusions
17:50 to 18:05- ▪ Final remarks