The ''Balance of Payments Manual'' published by the
International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a major financial agency of the United Nations, and an international financial institution, headquartered in Washington, D.C., consisting of 190 countries. Its stated mission is "working to foster glo ...
provides accounting standards for
balance of payments reporting and analysis for many countries. The
Bureau of Economic Analysis adheres to this standard.
The sixth edition was released in prepublication form in December 2008. Its title has been amended to ''Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual'' to reflect that it covers not only transactions, but also the stocks of the related financial assets and liabilities.
Together with the manual IMF has published an accompanying document ''Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Compilation Guide'' providing practical advice on the topics of the manual.
See also
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Balance of payments
External links
Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, sixth edition – International Monetary Fund
* ttp://www.imf.org/external/np/sta/bop/BOPman.pdf Balance of Payments Manual, fifth edition – International Monetary Fundbr>Balance of Payments Textbook – International Monetary Fund
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