An additional data source is the statistics on non-bank external payments. A reconciliation exercise between international investment position stocks and balance of payments flows is carried out by exchange rate changes and other adjustments. Data on reserve assets are compiled on a monthly basis in accordance with the gross concept. Reversible gold transactions are not excluded from loans and deposits. Gold and debt securities denominated in convertible foreign currencies are valued at the prevailing market prices.
Gold is marked to market on a daily basis.
Debt securities denominated in convertible foreign currencies are re-valued on a monthly basis. A separate category for financial derivatives has been introduced.