IMF | CARTAC

Ms. Consuelo Soto-Crovetto, CARTAC External Statistics Advisor, and Ms. Emma Angulo, IMF Statistics Department (STA) Senior Economist delivered a Workshop on Trade in Goods of the Balance of Payments (BOP) for the benefit of Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) countries and the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), during June 17–20, 2025. This workshop targeted officials from national statistics offices, the ECCB, and customs officers directly involved in compiling trade in goods used for BOP statistics. The main purpose was to provide training in the concepts and use of tools and guidance for the compilation of trade in goods available in the Integrated Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, seventh edition (BPM7) and the BPM6 Compilation Guide. The workshop also encouraged discussion and enhanced efficient cooperation among participant agencies.

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For more than 20 years, the IMF’s Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Centre (CARTAC) has been providing technical assistance to the authorities in the region, supporting their aspirations in meeting the standards of economic and financial governance.  

CARTAC’s steering committee, which met in Belize on June 5-6, confirmed that the center should continue to provide technical assistance in the key areas of tax administration, public finance management, customs administration, financial sector supervision, statistics, debt management, macro-forecasting and financial stability.   The 23 Caribbean members of CARTAC recognize its support in building regional fiscal and economic resilience and reaffirmed strong backing for the center’s mission and impact across the region.