Countries subscribing to the Special Standards undertake to follow sound practices with regard to publication of statistical data. The IMF maintains a Bulletin Board on the Internet. Each subscribing country provides metadata, i.e. information about its data, in relation to economic data. The CSO provides this information to the IMF not only on its own behalf but also for the Central Bank and the Department of Finance . Information is disseminated using two monthly releases, a monthly publication comparing both global and detailed figures, and customised commodity reports.
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