Islamic Republic of Mauritania: Technical Assistance Report-Technical Assistance Project on Public Debt Projections and Analysis: Scoping Mission
Technical Assistance Reports, November 1, 2024
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- Published: November 1, 2024
- Series: Technical Assistance Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400291685.019
Overview
- Purpose: Initiation and early stages of a Technical Assistance project to strengthen the capacity of Mauritania's National Committee on Public Debt (CNDP) for public debt projection and analysis.
- Trigger: Request from Mauritanian authorities.
- IMF unit involved: IMF Institute for Capacity Development (ICD) staff.
Mission timeline and engagement
- Virtual engagement: Comprehensive virtual discussions with the CNDP's Technical Committee in September 2023.
- In-person mission: Subsequent mission to Nouakchott in January 2024 to evaluate existing capacity and resources at the CNDP.
Capacity assessment findings
- Evaluative focus: Existing capacity and resources at the CNDP for public debt projection and debt sustainability analysis.
- Identified needs: Enhancement of tools and methodologies to generate reliable medium-term debt projections and analyze risk scenarios.
Recommendation and technical approach
- Primary recommendation: Adopt the IMF’s Public Debt Dynamics Tool (DDT), customized for Mauritania's economic conditions.
- Intended outcomes:
- Generate reliable medium-term debt projections.
- Analyze risk scenarios, including the impact of natural disasters.
- Explore fiscal adjustment strategies via the non-extractive primary balance to achieve targeted debt levels.
Subject areas and keywords
- Subject: Debt sustainability analysis, External debt, Fiscal policy, Government debt management, Macro-fiscal framework, Public debt, Public financial management (PFM)
- Keywords: Debt Management, Debt sustainability analysis, dynamics tool, Global, Government debt management, IMF, IMF mission team, IMF resident representative, Islamic Republic of Mauritania., Macro-fiscal framework, projection framework, Public Debt, public debt projection, Technical Assistance
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