Republic of Kenya : Medium Term Debt Management Strategy, 2011/12-2013/14

The objective of debt management in Kenya is to finance the Government financing requirements at the least cost with a prudent degree of risk. The 2011 Medium Term Debt Strategy (MTDS) outlines the government's preferred strategy to guide debt...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ministry of Finance
Format: Other Financial Sector Study
Language:English
en_US
Published: Nairobi 2014
Subjects:
IPO
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/06/18792536/kenya-medium-term-debt-management-strategy-2011
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17656
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Summary:The objective of debt management in Kenya is to finance the Government financing requirements at the least cost with a prudent degree of risk. The 2011 Medium Term Debt Strategy (MTDS) outlines the government's preferred strategy to guide debt management operations in FY2011-12. It seeks to balance the cost and risk of both the existing public debt portfolio and alternative borrowing mix. This report explores the objectives of debt management in Kenya, an overview of the previous medium term debt strategy, key developments, characteristics of the existing debt portfolio, outcomes of analysis of strategies, debt sustainability and implementing the 2011 MTDS.