Virtual regional workshop for statisticians hosted by the National Bank of the Republic of Northern Macedonia, 11 December 2020
Virtual regional workshop for statisticians
hosted by the National Bank of the Republic of Northern Macedonia
COVID-19 and Challenges of Compiling Statistics
11 December 2020
The National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia is hosting a regional workshop for statisticians dedicated to the statistical challenges amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. It aims at bringing together compilers of statistics from the central banks in the region to share individual experiences, including alternative solutions to overcome challenges posed by the corona crisis.
The overall COVID-19 pandemic context affects the compilation and dissemination of statistics as well. At a time when statistics are most needed, many statistical systems are struggling to compile data while maintaining their quality. Suspension on surveys, lower survey response rates and delay in reporting are some of the gridlocks identified in the first wave of the corona crisis. This webinar will try to identify strategies for overcoming these issues, while focusing on the future challenges and solutions.
By sharing the specific problems encountered during the crisis and the individual solutions, this webinar will enrich the knowledge and capacity of the central banks in the region to address challenges that might come to the fore in the future.
This webinar will be attended by representatives of ten central banks from the region.
Programme
09:00 -09: 10
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| Opening Speech
Ms. Ana Mitreska – Vice Governor, National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia |
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09:10 - 09:20
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| Introduction to the Conference Moderator
Ms. Sultanija Bojceva-Terzijan - Director of Statistics Department, National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia |
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09:20 - 09:40
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| Countries presentations: “COVID-19 and Challenges of compiling statistics in National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia” 
Ms. Jasminka Dodeva Kovacheva - Head of Division for Production and Dissemination of External Statistics, Statistics Department |
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09:40 - 09:55
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| Bank of Albania’s Challenges during the Covid-19 Crisis
Ms. Argita Frashëri, Director of Statistics Department |
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09:55 - 10:15
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| Coffee and tea break
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10:15 - 10:30
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| “COVID-19 and Challenges for Compiling Statistics”- Experiences from CentralBank of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mr. Amir Hadziomeragic, Head of Statistics and Publication Department and
Mr. Vedran Milisav, Head of BoP Section, Statistics and Publication Department |
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10:30- 10:45
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| “Covid-19 and challenges of compiling Balance of Payments statistics” – Bulgarian National Bank
Ms. Nina Ivanova, Head of Macroeconomic Statistics Division, Statistics Directorate and
Ms. Vesela Gencheva, Expert, Macroeconomic Statistics Division, Statistics Directorate |
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10:45 - 11:00
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| “COVID -19 and Challenges of Compiling Statistics in the Croatian National Bank”
Mr. Nikola Ljubić Karanović, Head of Financial Accounts and
Fiscal Statistics Division, Monetary and Financial Statistics Department |
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11:00 - 11:15
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| “COVID -19 and Challenges of Compiling Statistics”- Central Bank of Montenegro
Ms. Danijela Lazovic, Head of Balance of Payment Division and
Ms. Anja Golubovic, Advisor in Monetary policy Division |
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11:15 - 11:30
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| “COVID -19 and Challenges of Compiling Statistics” – the case of National Bank of Romania
Mr. Alexandru Catalin Popa, Head of Balance of Payments Division, Statistics Department and
Mr. Dumitru Pirvu, Head of Direct Statistical Reporting Division, Statistics Department |
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11:30 - 11:45
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| Coffee and tea break |
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11:45 - 12:00
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| “COVID - 19 and Challenges of Compiling Statistics: Case of Serbia” - National Bank of Serbia 
Ms. Jelena Maravić, Head of Monetary and Financial Statistics Division, Economic Research and
Statistics Department and Ms. Maja Gavrilović, Head of Balance of Payments Statistics Division, Economic Research and Statistics Department |
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12:00 - 12:15
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| “COVID-19 and Challenges of Compiling Statistics“ - Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey
Ms. Pinar Tunar, Assistant Specialist, Data Governance and Statistics Department / Surveys and Indices Division and
Ms. Aylin Aslan, Assistant Specialist, Data Governance and Statistics Department / Monitoring and Early Warning Division |
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12:15 - 12:30
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| “COVID-19 and Challenges of Compiling Statistics“ - Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo
Ms. Shqipe Hajredini, Senior statistician,Statistics Department/Unit for Financial Account and
Mr. Ibish Kastrati, Senior Statistician, Statistics Department/Division for External Sector Statistics |
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12:30 - 13:00
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| Questions and Answers, by the participants |
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13:00
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| End of the virtual workshop |