Eduardo Valdivia-Velarde's presentation at the FDI Statistics Workshop (20 March 2014) during the session on whether or not FDI statistics are still a useful metric when measuring investment globalisation. Find out more at http://www.oecd.org/daf/inv/measuring-globalisation-fdi-statistics-workshop-2014.htm

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Balance of Payments Division
IMF Statistics Department
FDI Statistics Workshop—Measuring Globalization: Better Data for Better Policy
Eduardo Valdivia-Velarde, IMF
Paris, March 20, 2014
Panel 1. Measuring Investment Globalization:
Are FDI Statistics Still a Useful Metric?

2. Balance of Payments Division
IMF Statistics Department
Some key issues
 Comprehensive definition of direct investment
 Substantial progress made in recent years
 Adoption of new methodological standards
 Collection and dissemination of comprehensive and
harmonized FDI position data and metadata (inward and
outward) with geographical detail (e.g., CDIS)
 The need for compiling and disseminating some data does
not become evident until a crisis underscores its
importance.

3. Balance of Payments Division
IMF Statistics Department
CPIS and CDIS: Increasing geographical
coverage
Not Reporting
CDIS only
CPIS only
Both CPIS and CDIS

4. Balance of Payments Division
IMF Statistics Department
Few additional remarks
 Importance of internationally-accepted statistical
standards
 Countries’ efforts in the compilation and dissemination of
supplementary information of direct investment are most
welcome
 Exploring new concepts may be a valuable avenue for
future improved standards, but it is essential to implement
to the extent possible the current international standards