Treasury Single Account: An Essential Tool for Government Cash Management

Author/Editor:

Israel Fainboim Yaker ; Sailendra Pattanayak

Publication Date:

October 17, 2011

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This technical note and manual addresses the following main issues: 1. Discusses the problems of fragmented government banking arrangements and how a treasury single account (TSA) could address them. 2. Explains the concept of a TSA and describes its features. 3. Discusses the design issues that need to be considered in setting up a TSA system. 4. Discusses the preconditions and key sequencing and implementation issues that need to be addressed in establishing a TSA.

Series:

Technical Notes and Manuals No. 2011/004

Subject:

Notes:

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English

Publication Date:

October 17, 2011

ISBN/ISSN:

9781475504699/2075-8669

Stock No:

TNMEA2011004

Pages:

23

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