Monitoring and Managing Fiscal Risks in the East African Community

This paper takes stock of the main fiscal risks facing the EAC partner countries.
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Volume/Issue: Volume 2015 Issue 009
Publication date: August 2015
ISBN: 9781513551265
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Economics- Macroeconomics , Public Finance , DPPP , DP , government , public enterprise , natural resource , country , EAC country , central government , EAC partner state , economic growth , General government expenditure , Public enterprises , Fiscal risks , Budget planning and preparation , Africa , Global

Summary

This paper takes stock of the main fiscal risks facing the EAC partner countries. These include macroeconomic shocks, and specific risks, such as the financial performance of the public enterprises, large infrastructure projects, PPPs, and pension funds. In addition, weaknesses in the institutional framework are reviewed. This analysis highlights some of the largest risks and begins to give a sense of the potential magnitudes involved.