Zambia: Technical Assistance Report-Strengthening Cash Forecasting

June 6, 2025

Summary

Effective cash management is essential for enhancing fiscal discipline in Zambia, yet it faces significant challenges. With programmatic capacity development support from the IMF the authorities are making progress in improving institutional arrangements and strengthening capacity and technical tools for cashflow forecasting. The IMF’s cashflow forecasting assessment tool (CFAT) has been adopted to produce a comprehensive annual cash flow plan. Alongside with strengthening forecasting practices and data reliability, consolidating government accounts will be critical for effective cash management.

Subject: Fiscal accounting and reporting, Government cash forecasting, Government cash management, Public financial management (PFM), Revenue administration, Treasury Single Account

Keywords: capacity development, cash flow forecasting processes, cash forecasting, cash management, cash management process, cash plan, CFAT, FAD expert, Fiscal accounting and reporting, Government cash forecasting, Government cash management, IMF's Fiscal Affairs Department, mission agenda, Treasury Single Account, TSA payment account, TSA., Zambia

Pages:
25
Volume:
2025
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229013468.019
Issue:
061
Series:
Technical Assistance Report No. 2025/061
Stock No:
TAREA2025061
ISBN:
9798229013468
ISSN:
3005-4575

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