Designing Legal Frameworks for Public Debt Management

Download or read book Designing Legal Frameworks for Public Debt Management written by Elsie Addo Awadzi and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2015-07-02 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustainable public debt has gained renewed attention as countries implement fiscal consolidation measures in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. Sound public debt policies and debt management practices require robust legal underpinnings. Complex legal issues however arise in the design of the legal framework, and tradeoffs are required in many instances. This paper analyzes key features of modern public debt management legal frameworks, drawing from examples in advanced, emerging, and frontier markets. It aims to provide guidance for countries that seek to review and strengthen their public debt management legal frameworks.