ARTICLE 5
INFORMATION AND DATA
1. Member States will, in accordance with Article 7, provide all data and reports
required for the implementation and monitoring of this MOU.
2. Data will be provided in accordance with internationally acceptable data
standards as defined by the International Monetary Fund.
ARTICLE 6
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
1. Member States agree that the Committee of Senior Treasury Officials will be
responsible for the implementation of this MOU and will report on implementation
to the Committee of Ministers for Finance and Investment
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2. The Committee of Senior Treasury Officials may make use of, or recommend to
the Committee of Ministers for Finance and Investment, the establishment dt, any
structure that may be necessary to facilitate the implementation of this MOU.
3. Member States agree that, for the purposes of this Article, the Committee of
Ministers for Finance and Investment, will collaborate with the Committee of
Central Bank Governors.
ARTICLE 7
MONITORING AND SURVEILLANCE
1. The Committee of Ministers for Finance and Investment will establish a collective
surveillance procedure to monitor macroeconomic convergence in the Region,
determine specific targets, assess progress relative to these targets and provide
advice on corrective actions.
2. Member States will present to the Committee of Ministers for Finance and
Investment an annual convergence programme which will include:
(a)
a review of recent economic developments in the Member States;
(b)
progress relative to previous targets;
(c)
medium-term objectives for the agreed convergence indicators; and
(d)
specific targets for these indicators over a three-year period.
3. The Committee of Ministers for Finance and Investment will evaluate and monitor
the annual convergence programmes submitted by Member States, determine
whether they satisfy the common guidelines, advise on possible changes,
compare outcomes with previous programmes and make recommendations they
may deem appropriate in accordance with the Treaty.
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