Payments Manual - Fifth edition" (BPM5) published in 1993 by the International Monetary Fund. In 2009, the IMF published a new version entitled "Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual - Sixth edition" (BPM6). The title was altered to highlight the international Data based on BPM6 methodology. The external statistics data published by the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) are compiled in accordance with the new international methodological standards (ESA 2010, BPM6). The main presentational and methodological changes, vis-a-vis the previous manual BPM5, can be found here. In 2009, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual Sixth Edition (BPM6) in response to developments in the structure of multinational corporations, cross-border production processes and international finance. International Investment Position Manual (BPM6) November 2014 . 1. Introduction As of April 2015, the Central Bank of Brazil (CBB) will start releasing external sector statistics of the Brazilian economy according to the Sixth Edition of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual Overview of the Balance of Payments and International Investment Manual (BPM6). TIS Seminar Rio 1-4th December 2009 Bettina.Wistrom@OECD.org OECD Statistics Directorate For this I use the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual . First lets look at the format of the BPM6's numerical example. The example is below: (click to enlarge) Roughly Mosler's argument is that if a foreigner sells assets denominated in the domestic currency, some other foreigner would need to buy it. previous version of the Manual using a technical bridge prepared by the IMF • Since 2004, the data have been compiled directly from the available sources in accordance with BPM6 methodology . VI. Methodological breakdowns • Since the Czech Republic's accession to the European Union, trade