Webinar National Accounts System - Towards the 2025 SNA

Event

Work area(s)

Statistics

Topic(s)

National accounts Prices Economic statistics

Teaser

This webinar is the first in a series of regional seminars within the framework of the updating process of the System National Account (SNA) and Balance of Payments Manual (BPM) and is organized by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), in collaboration with the Commission. Economic for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).

Event information

Date

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Event type

Meetings and technical symposiums

In this framework, the purpose of the webinars is to achieve the following objectives and the related documentation:

  1. Inform compilers on progress with the SNA and BPM update programme.
  2. Introduce conceptual / compilation topics to encourage informed participation in global consultation on Guidance Notes (GN)
  3. Collect and verify information from the baseline evaluation (on the statistical capacity of the countries to implement the new recommendations)
  4. Obtain opinions on user demand for the new recommendations.
  5. Explore potential volunteers for early implementation of the new recommendations.
  6. Gather information on the countries' implementation plans.

Programme of work

1 July 2021

Welcome remarks

11am - 11am

         ▪ Representative of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
         ▪ Representative of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
         ▪ Representative of CARICOM

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1 July 2021

1. 2008 SNA update overview

11am - 11am

Presentation(s)

• Procedures - Endorsement


• Timeline


1 July 2021

2. Task teams and guidance notes

11am - 11am

Presentation(s)

• Research topics


• Status - GNs


• Global consultation


1 July 2021

3. Assessment and experimental estimates / Early Implementation

11am - 12pm

Presentation(s)

• Initiative


• Current implementation status


• Outreach


1 July 2021

» Round the table: questions / comments

12pm - 12pm
1 July 2021

B r e a k

12pm - 12pm
1 July 2021

4. Experience of the participation in the Expert Group on National Accounts (AEG): Country experiences

12pm - 1pm

Presentation(s)

• Overview of National Accounts Statistics in LAC region


• ARGENTINA


• COSTA RICA


• JAMAICA


     » Round the table: questions / comments


1 July 2021

5. Meeting wrap-up and way forward

1pm - 2pm

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United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

  • https://unstats.un.org/home/
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Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

  • https://www.cepal.org
  • 56 222100000
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Paula Fuenzalida

  • paula.fuenzalida@cepal.org
  • (56-2) 2210 2634
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