Expert Group Meeting (EGM) to review the “Handbook on Supply and Use Table: Compilation, Application, and Good Practices.”

The African Centre for Statistics (ACS) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) will organize an Expert Group Meeting (EGM) to review the “Handbook on Supply and Use Table: Compilation, Application, and Good Practices.” The Handbook has been prepared by experts under the auspices of the UNECA based on their extensive experience including their direct involvement in the project of compiling Supply and Use Tables for the International Comparison Program (ICP) in Asia and the Pacific in the last two years. The main objective of the EGM is to review and discuss in detail the draft chapters of the Handbookas they are expected to be practical, relevant, and with good case studies. The Handbook will be revised following the EGM so that it will be an effective reference material for strengthening the capacity of African countries. The EGM, which has gathered about 25 national accounts experts coming from National Statistical Offices (NSOs), Regional Economic Communities (RECs), and regional and international organizations, will be held from 24 to 28 October 2011 at Kaleb Hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.