Monitoring and Managing Fiscal Risks in the East African Community

Author/Editor:

Paolo Mauro ; Herve Joly ; Ari Aisen ; Emre Alper ; Francois Boutin-Dufresne ; Jemma Dridi ; Nikoloz Gigineishvili ; Tom Josephs ; Clara Mira ; Vimal V Thakoor ; Alun H. Thomas ; Fan Yang

Publication Date:

August 13, 2015

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This paper takes stock of the main fiscal risks facing the EAC partner countries. These include macroeconomic shocks, and specific risks, such as the financial performance of the public enterprises, large infrastructure projects, PPPs, and pension funds. In addition, weaknesses in the institutional framework are reviewed. This analysis highlights some of the largest risks and begins to give a sense of the potential magnitudes involved.

Series:

Departmental Paper No. 2015/009

Subject:

English

Publication Date:

August 13, 2015

ISBN/ISSN:

9781513551265/2616-5333

Stock No:

MMFREACEA

Pages:

39

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