Enhancing the Creditworthiness of Municipal Bonds : Innovations from Mexico
In 2001-03 the municipal bond market in Mexico was among the most active in the developing world. Government officials had found a way to dramatically enhance the creditworthiness of local government debt without using sovereign guarantees. The tec...
Main Authors: | , |
---|---|
Language: | English |
Published: |
World Bank, Washington, DC
2012
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/08/9988449/enhancing-creditworthiness-municipal-bonds-innovations-mexico http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10598 |
Summary: | In 2001-03 the municipal bond market in
Mexico was among the most active in the developing world.
Government officials had found a way to dramatically enhance
the creditworthiness of local government debt without using
sovereign guarantees. The technique, adapted in part from
private sector 'future flow' financing deals,
enabled a state or local government to earn significantly
higher credit ratings for bond issues than for its normal
balance sheet debt. Many other developing countries have
turned to Mexico as a source of innovation that may have
application in their own markets. |
---|