Public Sector Debt Definitions and Reporting in Low-Income Developing Countries

Policy Papers, February 11, 2020

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• Published: February 11, 2020
• Series: Policy Papers
• Volume: 2020
• Pages: 27
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513529905.007

Overview

• Publication title: Public Sector Debt Definitions and Reporting in Low-Income Developing Countries
• Publication date: February 11, 2020
• Primary summary statement:
  • Increasing public debt vulnerabilities in low-income developing countries (LIDCs) have heightened the need for fuller and more transparent accounting of public sector debt (PSD).
  • The framework for reporting on public sector debt is sound.
  • There is room for LIDCs to further improve their compilation, reporting, and dissemination of public sector debt data in international databases and more broadly the public domain.

Main findings (as stated)

• Increasing public debt vulnerabilities in LIDCs create heightened information needs on PSD.
• Existing reporting framework for public sector debt is described as sound.
• Gaps remain in LIDCs':
  • Compilation of public sector debt data.
  • Reporting of public sector debt data.
  • Dissemination of public sector debt data to international databases and the public domain.

Subject areas and keywords

• Subject: Contingent liabilities, Debt sustainability analysis, Public debt, Public sector, Securities
• Keywords: debt instrument, LIC DSF, LIC DSFS, low-income developing country, obligation, PP, revised LIC-DSF

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