Sovereign Wealth Funds in the Pacific Island Countries.

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 h...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Medas, Paulo A.
Otros Autores: Le Borgne, Eric
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : International Monetary Fund, 2007.
Colección:IMF Working Papers.
Temas:
Wealth > Islands of the Pacific > Management.
Fiscal policy > Islands of the Pacific.
Finance, Public > Islands of the Pacific.
Richesse > Pacifique, Îles du > Gestion.
Politique fiscale > Pacifique, Îles du.
Finances publiques > Pacifique, Îles du.
Finance, Public
Fiscal policy
Pacific Ocean > Islands of the Pacific
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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