1. Ivana Đurović National Bank of Serbia Luxembourg, June 2015
Experience of the National Bank of Serbia in data transmission to Eurostat
Ivana Đurović National Bank of Serbia Luxembourg, June 2015

2. Outline Eurostat’s requirements Preparation of data
Conversion to SDMX-EDI format
Future plans

3. Eurostat’s requirements
Reporting in accordance with guidelines from
BOP Vademecum
Start date: June 24th, 2014
All questionnaires are transmitted in a timely manner
On March 31st, 2015 monthly back data for the 2007–2014 period were sent

4. Eurostat’s requirements
Legal basis:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 555/2012 of 22 June 2012
Format and procedure for data transmission:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 601/2006 of 18 April 2006

5. Preparation of data
Responsibility of the Balance of Payments Statistics Division
Services are reported through the:
monthly,
quarterly,
and annual questionnaire.
Data are first prepared as Excel files and then converted to SDMX-EDI format

6. Conversion to SDMX-EDI format
BOP DSD was used to create columns within pre-defined Excel files
Each month, data from the BoP database are used to allocate services to an individual country level
After being filled, files are converted to .csv format
In cooperation with the IT Department, the application for data validation was developed
After all checks are performed, .csv is converted to GESMES/TS format
Transmission of data to Eurostat

7. Conversion to SDMX-EDI format (cont’d)
SDMX Convertor
GESMES/TS
(SDMX-EDI) IT
Department
Excel file
BoP Divison

8. Future plans
Revision and transmission of data in accordance with deadlines stipulated in the Vademecum Timetable
Convergence towards SDMX-ML is the next step for which support is needed, primarily for the IT Department

9. Thank you For your attention!
Questions?