| Code | ALB |
| Table Name | Albania |
| 1.0 Contact Information | |
| 1.1 Name | Ilda Drini |
| 1.2 Designation (Job Title) | Head of International Investment Position and Surveys Office |
| 1.3 Organization | Bank of Albania |
| 1.4 Mailing Address | Sheshi “Skënderbej“, No. 1, Tirana |
| 1.5 Country | Albania |
| 1.6 Email | idrini@bankofalbania.org; public@bankofalbania.org |
| 1.7 Telephone | 003500355 4 230814 ext 31605 |
| 2.0 Concepts, Definitions and Scope | |
| 2.1 Statistical frameworks for the compilation of external debt data | 2013 External Debt Statistics Guide (2013 EDS Guide)/6th Edition of Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6) |
| 2.2 Consistency with the external debt liabilities of the International Investment Position (IIP) | Yes |
| 2.3 Additional Information on Concepts, Definitions and Scope | Data reported by country on a 2013 EDS Guide/BPM6 basis starting from 2006Q1. |
| 3.0 Sector Classification/Coverage | |
| 3.1 Data coverage for Public Sector External Debt | Fully covered |
| 3.2 Data coverage for Publicly-Guaranteed Private Sector External Debt | Fully covered |
| 3.3 Data coverage for Private Sector External Debt Not Publicly Guaranteed | Broadly covered (non-coverage insignificant) |
| 3.4 Data coverage for Central Government | Fully covered |
| 3.5 Data coverage for General Government | Fully covered |
| 3.6 Data coverage for Nonfinancial public sector | Fully covered |
| 3.7 Data coverage for Total financial and nonfinancial public sector | Fully covered |
| 3.8 Data coverage for General Government if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Fully covered |
| 3.9 Data coverage for Central Bank if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Fully covered |
| 3.10 Data coverage for Deposit-taking corporations, except the Central Bank if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Fully covered |
| 3.11 Data coverage for Other Sectors if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Broadly covered (non-coverage insignificant) |
| 3.12 Data coverage for Other financial corporations if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Fully covered |
| 3.13 Data coverage for Nonfinancial corporations if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Broadly covered (non-coverage insignificant) |
| 3.14 Data coverage for HH and nonprofit institu. serving households (NPISHs) if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Not covered |
| 3.15 Data coverage for Direct Investment: Intercompany lending if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Fully covered |
| 3.16 External debt include both foreign currency and domestic currency denominated debt instruments held by nonresidents | Yes |
| 3.17 Additional comments and explanations on Sector Classification/Coverage | There exist no information on behalf of external debt of households and nonprofit institutions serving households. Banks should report this information on behalf of this part of other sector, if it will occur. For the moment it is not relevant. |
| 4.0 Debt Instrument Classification/Coverage | |
| 4.1 Data coverage for Currency and deposits | Fully covered |
| 4.2 Data coverage for Debt Securities | Fully covered |
| 4.3 Data coverage for Loans | Broadly covered (non-coverage insignificant) |
| 4.4 Data coverage for Trade credit and advances | Fully covered |
| 4.5 Data coverage for Other debt liabilities | Fully covered |
| 4.6 Data coverage for Special drawing rights (allocations) | Fully covered |
| 4.7 Data coverage for Debt liabilities of direct investment enterprises to direct investors | Fully covered |
| 4.8 Data coverage for Debt liabilities of direct investors to direct investment enterprises | Not Applicable |
| 4.9 Data coverage for Debt liabilities to fellow enterprises | Not Applicable |
| 4.10 Arrears (including interest that accrues on arrears) reported in the same debt instrument | Yes |
| 4.11 Arrears separately identified in the memorandum items | Yes |
| 4.12 Classification of maturity for short-term/long-term debt instruments | Both Original and remaining maturity |
| 4.13 Additional comments and explanations on Debt Instrument Classification/Coverage | 1. SDR allocations are included starting from 2009Q3. 2. Currency and deposits debt liabilities included are part of the Private Sector External Debt. 3. Households and nonprofit institutions serving households may have taken loans from non-residents. The figures are not relevant for the moment. 4. No data are collected for debt liabilities of direct investors to direct investment enterprises and for debt liabilities to fellow enterprises. |
| 5.0 Valuation and Basis of Recording | |
| 5.1 Main valuation method for debt securities (in main table) | Nominal Value |
| 5.2 Main valuation method for debt securities (in memorandum items) | Nominal Value |
| 5.3 Other methods and weights used for valuation of debt securities | For portfolio investments of general government the valuation is made in nominal value. For other sectors an evaluation is made based on the data taken from CPIS. |
| 5.4 Basis for compiling external debt statistics | Accrual Basis |
| 5.5 Inclusion of accrued interest costs that are not paid | Yes |
| 6.0 Data sources/Compiling Organizations | |
| 6.1 Main data source(s) for the external debt statistics | The main data sources are: 1. loans and portfolio data base from the Ministry of Finance; 2. Commercial bank reports with data for banks and other sectors; 3. Non bank financial institutions reports with data for NBFI; 4. Central Bank reports; 5. Trade credits survey; 6. CPIS survey; 7. FDI survey; 8. ITRS |
| 6.2 Link(s) to national website where the external debt statistics are being disseminated | https://www.bankofalbania.org/web/Time_series_22_2.php?evn=agregate_parent_sel&evb=agregate&Cgroups=26&periudha_id=3 |
| 6.3 Link(s) to relevant metadata that currently exists and is consistent with your external debt statistics | No updated metadata exist in the Bank of Albania website for the moment. |
| 6.4 Primary agency responsible for compiling external debt statistics | Bank of Albania |
| 6.5 Primary agency responsibile for disseminating external debt statistics | Bank of Albania |
| 7.0 Periodicity and Timeliness | |
| 7.1 Frequency of external debt statistics compilation | Quarterly |
| 7.2 Frequency of external debt statistics dissemination | Quarterly |
| 7.3 Timeliness of the publication of the external debt statistics | External debt statistics are published within three months after the end of the reference period. They are quarterly data. |
| 7.4 Additional comments on Periodicity and Timeliness | None |
| 8.0 Revision Policy | |
| 8.1 Data revision policy | Regular schedule - External debt data are revised every quarter if changes occur. |
| 9.0 Unit of Measure | |
| 9.1 Unit of Measure | Data are in USD. |
| 10.0 Reference Period | |
| 10.1 Reference Period | (i) Data are available starting from 2006Q1. (ii) Data reported by country on a 2013 EDS Guide/BPM6 basis starting from 2006Q1. |
| 11.0 Table Reporting | |
| 11.1 Table 1 -Gross External Debt Position: Public and Publicly Guar. Private Sector and Private Sector Not Publicly Guar. Debt | Yes |
| 11.2 Table 2 - Debt-Service Payment Schedule: Public and Publicly-Guaranteed Private Sector External Debt as of End-Period | No |
| 11.3 Table 3 - Public and Publicly-Guaranteed Private Sector External Debt: by Creditor Sector | Yes |
| 11.4 Table 4 - Public Sector Debt and Publicly-Guaranteed Private Sector Debt: by Instrument Breakdown | Yes |
| 11.5 Table 5 -Public and Publicly Guar. Private Sector External Debt: Foreign Currency and Domestic Currency Denominated Debt | Yes |
| 11.6 Table 6 - Gross External Debt Position: by Sector (SDDS prescribed component) | Yes |
| 12.0 Metadata Update | |
| 12.1 Metadata last updated | 01/30/2017 |
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