Madagascar : Debt Management Performance Assessment
Madagascar's central government debt stood at around 30 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2011. Due to political developments in 2008-2009, the Acting government of Madagascar has limited borrowing opportunities from both external and...
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Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2015
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Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/03/18403292/madagascar-debt-management-performance-assessment-dempa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21521 |
Summary: | Madagascar's central government
debt stood at around 30 percent of gross domestic product
(GDP) in 2011. Due to political developments in 2008-2009,
the Acting government of Madagascar has limited borrowing
opportunities from both external and domestic lenders. This
situation is expected to change after the upcoming general
elections planned for mid-2013. The legal framework for
government debt management is unclear in some parts and in
general underdeveloped. Thus, for 2013 fiscal year, the
Parliament has authorized the government to borrow
internally and externally for the implementation of various
development projects. There are no specific debt management
objectives, no requirement to develop a debt management
strategy, and no evaluation process reflected in the primary
legislation. An important step has been taken by
reorganizing the Public Debt Directorate (PDD) of the
Ministry of Finance and Budget as the Principal DeM entity
of the government. It manages both external and domestic
debt, and takes part in all loan negotiations. Yet to be
prepared is a debt statistical bulletin and a comprehensive
DeM strategy. There was one external compliance audit
prepared in 2011 for the period of 2006-2008, but no
performance audits. The final audit report was developed in
2012, but is not made public. There is no formal or informal
debt management strategy in Madagascar. There is also no
evaluation and disclosure of information on public
government debt management. The debt statistical bulletin,
prepared during 2012, is still in a draft form. |
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