Les Fondements Juridiques De La Transparence De La Dette Publique (The Legal Foundations of Public Debt Transparency)

116 Pages Posted: 26 Feb 2025

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Karla Vasquez

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Alissa Ashcroft

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Kika Alex-Okoh

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Alessandro Gullo

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Olya Kroytor

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Yan Liu

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Mia Pineda

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Ron Snipeliski

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Abstract

French abstract: L’opacité de la dette alourdit le fardeau pour les citoyens et peut aggraver les vulnérabilités liées à la dette dans bien des pays. Tant les pays en développement à faible revenu que les pays émergents présentent de graves lacunes en matière de transparence de la dette, et la mise en oeuvre des normes et lignes directrices internationales est à la traîne. Le présent article examine les cadres juridiques de 60 pays et révèle les faiblesses majeures qui font obstacle à la transparence de la dette, notamment des obligations d’information peu contraignantes, une couverture restreinte de la dette publique, un suivi insuffisant, des procédures d’emprunt et de délégation peu claires, la grande latitude laissée aux accords de confidentialité et des mécanismes de reddition de comptes. Parce que les lois ancrent les pratiques et restreignent les pouvoirs discrétionnaires des gestionnaires de la dette et des gouvernants, les soumettant à l’examen du public, la réforme du droit est un élément essentiel de toute solution au problème de la dette cachée, même si, pour de nombreux pays, cela doit être un processus long et difficile.

English abstract: Debt opacity burdens the public and can exacerbate debt vulnerabilities in many countries. Both low-income and developing countries and emerging market economies have critical gaps in debt transparency, and the implementation of international standards and guidelines has lagged. The paper surveys the legal frameworks of sixty jurisdictions and reveals the critical weaknesses that hinder debt transparency, which include weak reporting obligations, limited coverage of public debt, inadequate monitoring, unclear borrowing and delegation processes, unfettered confidentiality arrangements and weak accountability mechanisms. Because laws entrench practices and bind the discretion of policy makers and debt managers alike, subjecting them to public scrutiny, legal reform is a necessary part of any solution to the problem of hidden debt, though it may entail a difficult and time intensive process in many jurisdictions.

Keywords: dette souveraine, transparence, communication, institutions, juridiques

Suggested Citation

Vasquez, Karla and Ashcroft, Alissa and Alex-Okoh, Kika and Gullo, Alessandro and Kroytor, Olya and Liu, Yan and Pineda, Mia and Snipeliski, Ron, Les Fondements Juridiques De La Transparence De La Dette Publique (The Legal Foundations of Public Debt Transparency). IMF Working Paper No. 2024/029, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5155753 or http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9798229001953.001

Karla Vasquez (Contact Author)

International Monetary Fund (IMF) ( email )

700 19th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20431
United States

Alissa Ashcroft

International Monetary Fund (IMF) ( email )

700 19th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20431
United States

Kika Alex-Okoh

International Monetary Fund (IMF) ( email )

700 19th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20431
United States

Alessandro Gullo

International Monetary Fund (IMF) ( email )

700 19th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20431
United States

Olya Kroytor

International Monetary Fund (IMF) ( email )

700 19th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20431
United States

Yan Liu

International Monetary Fund (IMF) ( email )

700 19th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20431
United States

Mia Pineda

International Monetary Fund (IMF) ( email )

700 19th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20431
United States

Ron Snipeliski

International Monetary Fund (IMF) ( email )

700 19th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20431
United States

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