Namibia : : Report on Observance of Standards and Codes: Fiscal Transparency Module

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910788525203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008
• ISBN: 1-4623-1503-8; 1-4527-5547-7; 1-280-89747-3; 9786613738783; 1-4519-9702-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (56 p.)
• Collana: IMF Staff Country Reports
• Soggetti: Disclosure of information - Namibia; Financial statements - Namibia; Budget process - Namibia; Statistics - Standards - Namibia; Accounting; Budgeting; Public Finance; National Budget; Budget Systems; Public Administration; Public Sector Accounting and Audits; Auditing; Forecasts of Budgets, Deficits, and Debt; National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: General; Budgeting & financial management; Management accounting & bookkeeping; Public finance accounting; Public finance & taxation; Budget planning and preparation; Fiscal accounting and reporting; Medium-term budget frameworks; Internal audit; Public financial management (PFM); Expenditure; Budget; Finance, Public; Auditing, Internal; Expenditures, Public; Namibia Economic conditions; Namibia Economic policy; Namibia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "This report on the observance of standards and codes on fiscal transparency for Namibia was prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the periodic consultation with the member country."; Cover title.; "June 2008"--Cover.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Abbreviations; I. Introduction; II. Detailed Description of Practice; A. Clarity of Roles and Responsibilities; B. Open Budget Preparation, Execution, and Reporting; Boxes; 1. The Budget Preparation Process; 2. Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and Medium-Term Plans; 3. Integrated Financial Management System; C. Public Availability of Information; D. Assurances of Integrity; III. IMF Staff Commentary; Appendixes; I. Resource Revenue Transparency: The Mining Sector; II. Summary Tables; Appendix Tables; 1. A Summary Assessment of Practices; 2. Public Availability of Information-A Summary
• Sommario/riassunto: The Government of Namibia has a full equity share of four specialist or policy banking corporation. There are a large number of public nonfinancial corporations, in which the government has a part or full ownership share, including public utilities and Air Namibia, the national airline. There are a number of statutorily and nonstatutorily created funds of the central government. There are two important funds for social security and pensions for government employees. Reforming the state-owned enterprise sector is one priority of the government, though the progress has been slow.