1. Presenters : Kevin Armbrister Antonice Bethel
ROLE OF THE NSO/CENTRAL BANKS IN THE PRODUCTION OF STATISTICS ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES AND ON THE STATUS OF WORK COMPLETED
Presenters : Kevin Armbrister
Antonice Bethel

2. Current Role Central Bank of Bahamas Department of Statistics
Balance of payments
> current account
> Primary Income account
> secondary income account
> Capital and financial accounts
National Accounts
Trade Statistics
Trade in services

3. Coverage/data gaps
ITRS
Other Reports
Net foreign assets report

4. Department of Statistics
Has business Registry
Obtains services data from CBOB
No separate survey to obtain inform on:
EBOPS
FATS
Trade in services by Partner country
Modes of supply of services

5. Current Situation

6. Challenges
Central bank currently do not collect information about branches and fellows on current bop forms.
Staffing issues will prevent this project from advancing as desired.
The relaxation of exchange controls makes it difficult to obtain specific ITRS records
Difficulty retrieving stock data (FOR FDI’S)

7. Technical Assistance
Seek technical assistance for the development the TIS