1. The Public Sector and Government-Related Entities shall provide the Central Bank with all information and statistics it requires for the purpose of achieving its objectives and discharging its functions under the provisions of this decree-law. Such information and statistics shall include all monetary and economic statistics, as well as external sector statistics and customer prices. The Central Bank may publish the statistics it deems appropriate, in whole or in part, based on coordination with the relevant authorities. 2. The Central Bank, as it deems necessary for the compilation of domestic market and external sector statistics, may request data on a standalone or ongoing basis on the business activities from any juridical person in the State, including entities for the issuing or processing of payment instruments, clearing and settlement of financial instruments and transactions, pension funds, and investment and holding companies, based on coordination with the relevant authorities. Any such request made shall have a binding effect. 3. The Central Bank shall maintain confidentiality with respect to data collected from establishments and authorities referred to in items (1) and (2) of this article. For the purpose of publication, data shall be aggregated or disseminated to competent authorities in the State and international organizations and bodies, in the form of statistics. 4. The Central Bank shall issue guidelines to the establishments and authorities referred to in items (1) and (2) of this article on the type of data to be provided to the Central Bank.
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