01058nam a2200133Ia 4500 11.03.01 I618 External debt : definition, statistical coverage and methodology OECD ParisFR 1988 178 p. Bibliography: p. 176-178 Discusses the objective of 4 organizations viz. the IMF, World Bank, OECD, and Bank for International Settlements, working towards a common definition of external debt. Reviews the purpose of the definition and its interpretation. Discusses outstanding issues relating to the definition that require further conceptual work such as debt coverage, debt service and net debt. Describes the statistical activities of the above 4 organizations reproducing specimen tables from their main publications. For each organization discusses the origins of debt statistics activities and methods used; relationship to the core definition; sectoring and special features. Appendices contain inter alia, a glossary of terms used. 3/7/00 M2LMGR M I618 15158 15158 0 0 0 0 CRCM CRCM 2023-05-04 0 11.03.01 I618 0000000009172 2023-05-04 00:00:00 2023-05-04 M