Report on general government gross debt of  Bosnia and Herzegovina Reference Metadata in Euro SDMX Metadata Structure Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina
	1. Contact
	2. Metadata update
	3. Statistical presentation
	4. Unit of measure
	5. Reference period
	6. Institutional mandate
	7. Confidentiality
	8. Release policy
	9.  Frequency of dissemination
	10. Accessibility and clarity
	11. Quality management
	12. Relevance
	13. Accuracy and reliability
	14. Timeliness and punctuality
	15. Coherence and comparability
	16. Cost and burden
	17. Data revision
	18. Statistical processing
	19. Comment
	1. Contact
	1.1. Contact organisation	Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina
	1.2. Contact organisation unit	Department of Economic Research and Statistics Department for Statistics and Publications
	1.3. Contact name	a) Mr. Amir Hadziomeragić b) Mr. Ervin Zolić
	1.4. Contact person function	a) Head of Department of Economic Research and Statistics b) Head of Department for Statistics and Publications
	1.5. Contact mail address	Maršala Tita 25, 71000 Sarajevo
	1.6. Contact email address	ahadziomeragic@cbbh.ba ezolic@cbbh.ba
	1.7. Contact phone number	+387 33 278 184  +387 33 278 228
	1.8. Contact fax number	+387 33 278 188
	2. Metadata update
	2.1. Metadata last certified	15.09.2023
	2.2. Metadata last posted	15.09.2023
	2.3. Metadata last update	15.09.2023
	3. Statistical presentation
	3.1. Data description	General government gross debt statistics are compiled by the Maastrich criteria and  in accordance with ESA 2010.
	3.2. Classification system	General government gross debt is classified by instruments, maturity and currency of denomination. Classified by instruments covers: (1) currency and deposits, (2) debt securities and (3) loans. By maturity  strucure  short term debt and long term debt. Debt by currency of  denomination: domestic currency denominated debt and foreign currency denominated debt.
	3.3. Sector coverage	External debt of the private sector is not covered.
	3.4. Statistical concepts and definitons	General government gross debt cover debt of BiH General Government. The gross debt of the BH general government consists of external debt and domestic debt. External debt consist the agreed loans of BH (country) and the agreed direct loans by entities. Domestic debt consist of domestic debt securities and loans.
	3.5. Statistical unit	The statistical unit is the institutional unit.
	3.6. Statistical population	General government sector.
	3.7. Reference area	The Bosnia and Herzegovina territory.
	3.8 Time coverage	Data for BiH is available from 2000.
	3.9. Base period	Not applicable.
	4. Unit of measure	National currency (BAM).
	5. Reference period	Calendar year.
	6. Institutional mandate
	6.1. Legal acts and other agreements	- Law on the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Official Gazette of BH 1/97)
	6.2. Data sharing	-Data sharing to external users -  state institutions in country is regulated by Law on Statistics and other laws which regulates the work of state institutions (for example Directorate for Economic Planning of BiH, Ministry of Finance of BiH; Agency for Statistics of BiH, etc.) -Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat) -External users – international organisations like UN Statistics Division (UNSD), International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank (WB), etc. based on their requests and/or agreements signed
	7. Confidentiality
	7.1. Confidentiality-policy	Confidentiality of statistical data has been regulated by the Law on the Central Bank of BiH (Official Gazette of BH 1/97) and sets forth the principle of confidentiality as one of the main principles.
	7.2. Confidentiality-data treatment	Data are treated as confidental after reporting, during validation process, until the news realease.
	8. Release policy
	8.1. Release calendar	The precise date of publication is presented in CBBH release calendar.
	8.2. Release calendar access	The dissemination calendar is available on CBBH website:
		https://www.cbbh.ba/content/read/29
	8.3. User access	All publications are published in accordance with the defined release calendar on exactly specified date. All publications intended for users are available in 4 languages, that is, 3 local languages plus English version.
	9.  Frequency of dissemination	Data on stock of general government gross debt is published on quarterly level.
	10. Accessibility and clarity
	10.1. News release	General government gross debt data is available in form of table at website of  Central bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina:
		http://statistics.cbbh.ba/Panorama/novaview/SimpleLogin_en_html.aspx
	10.2. Publications	Data are available on the website of  Central bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina:
		http://statistics.cbbh.ba/Panorama/novaview/SimpleLogin_en_html.aspx
		General government gross debt data since 2000 are available at website of  Central bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina:
		http://statistics.cbbh.ba/Panorama/novaview/SimpleLogin_en_html.aspx
		General government gross debt data is available at website of  Central bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina:
		http://statistics.cbbh.ba/Panorama/novaview/SimpleLogin_en_html.aspx
	10.3. On-line database	Please consult free data on:
		http://statistics.cbbh.ba/Panorama/novaview/SimpleLogin_en_html.aspx
	10.4. Micro-data access	Not applicable.
	10.5. Other	/
	10.6. Documentation on methodology	Methodological notes are available at:
		https://www.cbbh.ba/content/read/1100?lang=en
	10.7. Quality documentation	The Quality Report is not available on the official website of the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
	11. Quality management
	11.1. Quality assurance	Central Bank of BiH in principle follows the recommendations for quality management provided in the European Statistics Code of Practice (CoP) and implements the guidelines provided in the European Statistics System Quality Assurance Framework (QAF).
	11.2. Quality assessments	Will be available in the future.
	12. Relevance
	12.1. User needs	Key users of the survey in statistics data are: - International main users: Eurostat, IMF, UN/UNECE, OECD, WB - National main users: Directorate for Economic Planning of BiH with the Council of Ministers of BiH, Foreign Trade Chamber of BiH, Agency for Statistics of BiH, Ministry of Finance of BiH, other bodies and institutions of the Government -  Other users: business entities – enterprises, association of employers, researchers and students, media and general public.
	12.2. User satisfaction	The Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina is in constant dialogue with the main users in order to improve your data.
	12.3. Completeness	Time series are available since  2000.
	13. Accuracy and reliability
	13.1. Overall accuracy	Not available.
	13.2. Sampling error	Not available.
	13.3. Non -sampling error	Not available.
	14. Timeliness and punctuality
	14.1. Timeliness	The Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina compiles and disseminates annual and quarterly data on BiH general government gross debt. Source data are received 45 days after the end of the quarter.
	14.2. Punctuality	Thanks to the well-established system of collection, processing and dissemination of BiH international trade in goods data, the punctuality of data dissmination is very good. Problems appear rarely.
	15. Coherence and comparability
	15.1. Comparability-geographical	The results are comparable with those of other countries (EU Member States primarily).
	15.2. Comparability-over time	Comparability over time is ensured.
	15.3. Coherence-cross domain	General government gross debt statistics are consistent with monetary  and government finance statistics compiled by the CBBH.
	15.4. Coherence-internal	Consistency is ensured within and between published tables.
	16. Cost and burden	Not available.
	17. Data revision
	17.1. Data revision-policy	Revision of data is t+9 months for the 3 previous quarters.
	17.2. Data revision-practice	Revision of data is t+9 months for the 3 previous quarters.
	18. Statistical processing
	18.1. Source data	The source data are the External debt statics of the CBBH, Monetary and financial statistics of the CBBH and Debt data base of Statistics and Publications Department of the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CBBH) – GFS and financial accounts unit.
	18.2. Frequency of data collection	At the quarterly and annual level.
	18.3. Data collection	The source data are the General goverment gross debt statistics of the CBBH, Monetary and financial statistics of the CBBH and Debt data base of Statistics and Publications Department of the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CBBH) – GFS and financial accounts unit.
	18.4. Data validation	Data on stock of external debt on quarterly level is marked as preliminary until end of 90 days after the end of previous period.
	18.5. Data compilation	General government gross debt statistics are compiled in the Statistics and Publications Department of the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CBBH) – GFS and financial accounts unit. Material resources, including office space and IT facilities are adequate.
	18.6. Adjustment	Not available.
	19. Comment	/