1. Agenda item 7b
Implementation of the Provisions of the SNA in the Practice of the CIS Countries
CIS-STAT
Workshop on the Implementation of the 2008 SNA,
Kiev, 29 November – 2 December 2011

2. Implementation of new elements of the SNA 2008 in the practice of the CIS countries envisages the conduct of the work in two directions (1):
1. Preparation of methodological materials, describing the content of the new elements of the SNA 2008, some of which are of conceptual character and are not represented in the structure of the SNA 1993:
description of the methods for the calculation of new indicators
description of the methods for the calculation of new elements of traditional indicators
explanatory description of the impact of new methods on the main macroeconomic indicators of the SNA

3. Implementation of new elements of the SNA 2008 in the practice of the CIS countries envisages the conduct of the work in two directions (2):
2. Work on the provision of primary data for the calculation of new elements of the SNA 2008, which involves:
the need for harmonization of certain provisions of the 2008 SNA with other related systems of macroeconomic statistics (PP and GF statistics)
strengthening cooperation of statistical services with other economic agencies responsible for the development of the mentioned related systems of macroeconomic statistics, such as the Central Bank and Ministry of Finance.

4. Priority Topics for the nearest perspective
CIS-STAT considers as priority the following topics at the first stage of the work:
Output of the Central Bank
Expenditures on armaments systems
Financial intermediary services indirectly measured (FISIM)
Expenditures on research and development

5. Provision of interaction between CIS-STAT and statistical services of the CIS countries aimed at the implementation of the SNA 2008
This interaction will be implemented in accordance with the following scheme:
Preparation of draft documents on selected issues by CIS-STAT jointly with the statistical services of the CIS countries
Discussion of them at Scientific Council under CIS-STAT
Obtaining comments and proposals from statistical services of the CIS countries on the projects sent to them
Discussion of the documents at periodically convened meetings of experts of statistical services of the CIS countries on the SNA problems
Preparation of the final texts of the documents
Introduction of agreed methodology into the practice of the countreis

6. Target of the first stage of the work
The ultimate target of the first stage of the work is that in calculating GDP national statistical services of the countries could introduce into the existing methodology a number of important provisions of the 2008 SNA that affect the quality of statistical indicators characterizing:
dimension
structure
dynamics of GDP

7. Execution of the work relating to introduction of the SNA 2008 along with the work on completion of the introduction of individual sections of the SNA 1993
These sections include:
balance sheets
financial account
account of other changes in assets
improvement of calculations of indicators for general government sector
questions of the improvement of deflator methodology for calculation of SNA indicators in constant prices