Statistics
The Central Bank of Malta (the Bank) is responsible for collecting, producing and disseminating a wide range of monetary and financial statistics in line with European and international standards. As a member of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB), the Bank performs its statistiscal function in line with the Public Commitment on European Statistics by the ESCB and the ESCB's Statistical Governance and Quality Framework 
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Sound monetary and financial data and statistics support informed decision-making of the bank. These data and statistics also support the work of the ECB and the Eurosystem, especially, in the areas of monetary policy, financial stability, economic research and analysis.
At the national level, the Bank has primarily responsibility for collecting data and statistics in the areas of monetary and banking, financial markets, financial stability and payment systems. To support reporting institutions in meeting their statistical reporting requirements, the Bank makes available statistical returns, report forms, instructions, together with general guidance notes.
The Bank also compiles Financial Accounts statistics. Moreover, it contributes to the National Statistics Office's compilation of Malta's Balance of Payments and International Investment Position and is responsible for statistics on Malta's External Debt, Gross External Reserves, as well as the the official Reserves Template. The division of responsibilities between the Bank and the NSO in the area of official statistics is governed by a Memorandum of Understanding between the Bank, the NSO and the Malta Statistics Authority.
The Bank also collects and compiles a range of real economy indicators, including sample surveys covering domestic and international developments. Various statistics , and an Advance Release Calendar announcing when such statistics will be published, are regularly published on the Bank's website and in the Bank's official publications.
In addition, the Bank compiles a range of real economy indicators, including those collected through sample surveys, covering domestic and international developments.
The Bank also participates in the International Monetary Fund's Special Data Dissemination Standard Plus (SDDS+), which established requirements and practices aimed at enhancing the accessibility, integrity and quality of disseminated economic and financial statistics .
As part of the Eurosystem, the Bank transmits a range of data and statistics to the ECB. Statistics for Malta can also be accessed through the ECB's statistical data services and compared, with corresponding indicators for the euro area and other euro area countries.
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