In order to measure the performance of public debt management activities, benchmarks need to be specified. This requires that the government specifies its risk tolerance and other portfolio preferences concerning the trade-off between expected cost and risk. This in turn means that debt managers need to articulate a view on the optimal structure of their public debt portfolio in accordance with their primary objectives. Debt managers operating in emerging markets are generally facing greater challenges than their counter-parts from advanced markets. The structure or composition of the outstanding debt in emerging markets is in most cases much more complex, while volatility in the macro-environment is usually much higher than in advanced markets. In an increasing number of countries, public debt management performance is evaluated against these benchmarks.
In this policy area the following issues are addressed:
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