How to Strengthen the Management of Government Guarantees

October 19, 2017

Summary

This note highlights commonly observed weaknesses in the management of government guarantees, good practices, and measures governments could take to strengthen: (i) the evaluation of guarantee proposals; (ii) the quantification of risks arising from guarantees and their mitigation; and (iii) the budgeting, accounting, monitoring, and disclosure of guarantees.

Subject: Budget planning and preparation, Contingent liabilities, Financial institutions, Government liabilities, Loans, Public debt, Public financial management (PFM)

Keywords: Africa, Budget planning and preparation, Contingent liabilities, credit guarantee, credit rating, FADHTN, Global, government guarantee, Government liabilities, guarantee claim, guarantee fee rate, guarantee portfolio, guarantee proposal, guarantee seeker, HTN, Loans, one-of guarantee, reserve fund

Pages:
18
Volume:
2017
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484316436.061
Issue:
001
Series:
How-To Note No. 2017/001
Stock No:
FADHTNEA2017001
ISBN:
9781484316436
ISSN:
2522-7912

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