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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788409503321

Autore

Medas Paulo

Titolo

Sovereign Wealth Funds in the Pacific Island Countries : : Macro-Fiscal Linkages / / Paulo Medas, Eric Le Borgne

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2007

ISBN

1-4623-4774-6

1-4527-3799-1

1-283-51328-5

9786613825735

1-4519-1313-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (31 p.)

Collana

IMF Working Papers

Altri autori (Persone)

Le BorgneEric

Soggetti

Wealth - Islands of the Pacific - Management

Fiscal policy - Islands of the Pacific

Finance, Public - Islands of the Pacific

Budgeting

Financial Risk Management

Public Finance

National Budget

Budget Systems

Fiscal Policy

Pension Funds

Non-bank Financial Institutions

Financial Instruments

Institutional Investors

National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: General

Budgeting & financial management

Macroeconomics

Finance

Public finance & taxation

Budget planning and preparation

Fiscal policy

Sovereign wealth funds

Public financial management (PFM)

Extra-budgetary funds

Budget

Finance, Public

Marshall Islands, Republic of the



Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"December 2007."

At head of title: Fiscal Affairs Department.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 24-25).

Nota di contenuto

Contents; I. Introduction; II. Characteristics of the Pacific Island Economies; Figures; 1. Recent Economic Developments in the Pacific Islands Countries; 2. Size and Volatility of Revenue and Grants, 1990-2004; III. Overview of the Funds; A. Objectives; B. Revenue Sources; C. Withdrawal Rules; Boxes; 1. The Withdrawal Structure of Tuvalu's Sovereign Wealth Fund; D. Governance Structure; IV. Assessment of the Funds' Effectiveness; A. Did the Funds Achieve Their Objectives?; 2. International Experience with Non-Renewable Resource Funds; 3. Expenditure Volatility in the Pacific Island Countries

B. A Qualitative Assessment4. State of Public Financial Management in Selected PICs; Tables; 1. Pacific Island Countries: Sovereign Wealth Funds' Assets and Public Debt Levels; V. Conclusions and Policy Recommendations; References; A.1. Pacific Island Countries: Basic Geographic, Social, and Economic Indicators; A.2. Pacific Island Countries: Central Government Fiscal Indicators; A.3. Operational Rules of Selected Pacific Islands Sovereign Wealth Funds; A.1. PICs: Revenue Volatility and Sovereign Wealth Funds, 1990-2004

A.2. Structure of the Marshall Islands and Micronesia Sovereign Wealth Funds

Sommario/riassunto

This paper looks at the role Sovereign Wealth Funds have played in the Pacific Island Countries in achieving key macro-fiscal policy objectives, namely, protecting the budget from high revenue volatility and strengthening fiscal prospects. Evidence shows that the funds' effectiveness has been hampered by lack of integration with the budget, institutional weaknesses, and inadequate controls. These factors, together with weak asset management, have sometimes led to substantial financial losses and undermined fiscal policy. Funds, if well designed, could be used as a tool to support a sound fiscal framework, but should not be seen as a substitute for fiscal reforms.