Meeting of the ICP Inter-Agency Coordination Group Principals. March 4, 2018 Millennium Hotel, New York

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1 Meeting of the ICP Inter-Agency Coordination Group Principals March 4, 2018 Millennium Hotel, New York

2 OPENING REMARKS 2

3 Meeting Agenda 1. BRIEF GLOBAL UPDATE Status of global activities, timetable and publication schedule Knowledge materials, outreach efforts and uses highlights 2. BRIEF REGIONAL UPDATES Status of country participation, regional activities, timetable and publication schedule Challenges faced, measures taken and outstanding risks 3. OUTSTANDING RISKS AND MITIGATION MEASURES Round table discussion 3

4 BRIEF GLOBAL UPDATE 4

5 Number of Participating Countries Region Interim [Years] 2017 Cycle Africa 47 [ ] 50 Asia 20 [2016] 22 CIS 8 [2014] 8 LAC - 34 Western Asia 12 [ ] 14 2 Eurostat-OECD 47 [Annual] 51 3 Dual participation 1 (4) (4) Pacific Islands - Pending Total DualparticipationcountriesincludeEgypt,Morocco,RussiaandSudan 2 IncludesIran,whichwillbelinkedthroughtheWesternAsiacomparison 3 IncludesGeorgiaandUkraine,whichwillbelinkedthroughtheEurostatcomparison 5

6 ICP 2017 Cycle Timetable Regions Western Asia Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 H H H H H+R +G C H+R +M R Eurostat-OECD H H H+R M+C H+G H+R H Asia H H H H+M+C H+R+G H+R+G G CIS H H+M +C H+M +C Africa H H H H LAC H H H H Results R R+G R+G R H+R +M+C H+R +G H+R+G +M+C H+R +M+C Timeseries ( ) PR PR FR Regional 2017 PR FR Global 2017 PR PR FR Acronyms: Household consumption (H), Housing (R), Government (G), Machinery and Equipment (M), Construction(C), Preliminary Results(PR), Final Results(FR) 6

7 Data Submission Status Region Years Coverage Comments Africa HHC Usability of these data for PPP estimation yet to be determined Asia 2016 GDP 2016 data submission pending CIS 2014 GDP Results linked to Eurostat-OECD comparison Western Asia GDP preliminary 2016 data submitted for all GDP components Eurostat-OECD Annual GDP Preliminary data submitted for HHC component All regions [incl. LAC] submitted national accounts aggregates and extrapolation indices for building PPP timeseries - country coverage and level of detail varies Preliminary 2017 data submission pending for all regions 7

8 Regional Capacity Building Activities ICP Region # of Regional Workshops Forthcoming Workshops/Meetings Africa 2 Apr 2018 Asia 4 Apr 2018 CIS 4 Q LAC 2 May 2018 Western Asia 8 May 2018 MOST RECENT COUNTRY WORKSHOPS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Meetings on Ukraine s and Georgia s participation in the ICP, Oct 2017 Technical Assistance missions to Ghana, Egypt, Cote d'ivoire, Niger, and Congo, Jan-Feb 2018 UAE National Training Workshops, Dec 2017 and Jan

9 2018 Calendar of Global Events ICP 50 th Anniversary Reception at the 49 th UNSC, New York, March 6, th IACG Meeting, DC, March 14-15, nd Task Force Meetings, DC, March 12-13, nd TAG Meeting, DC, May 23, 2018 ICP 50 th Anniversary Event around the TAG Meeting, DC, May th IACG Meeting, DC, September rd Task Force Meetings, DC, September rd Governing Board Meeting, Dubai, October 2018 Regional ICP 50 th Celebration around World Data Forum, Dubai, October

10 Knowledge & Outreach PPP e-learning Course ICP 50 th Anniversary Video ICP 50 th Anniversary Posters ICP Website ICP Highlights Newsletter

11 PPP Uses by Type and Focus [ ] 11

12 PPP Uses by Topic [ ] 12

13 BRIEF REGIONAL UPDATES 13

14 OUTSTANDING RISKS AND MITIGATION MEASURES 14

15 Overall Risks (1) 1- TIMETABLE RISKS Delay in initiating ICP 2017 survey activities in selected regions Delay in data submission for interim years 2- QUALITY RISKS Low number of conducted regional workshops in some regions Delay in initiating global data validation for interim years 3- FUNDING RISKS Additional funding to support surveys in Caribbean countries Global funding gap 15

16 Overall Risks (2) 4- PARTICIPATION RISKS Lack of clarity regarding the participation of Pacific islands Difficulties in securing the participation of some fragile states 5- ADMINISTRATIVE CHALLENGES More strenuous administrative processes in many agencies related to channeling funding, arranging regional workshops, and attending global meetings 16

17 THANK YOU 17