East Timor: Establishing the Foundations of Sound Macroeconomic Management
Books, August 28, 2000
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- East Timor: Establishing the Foundations of Sound Macroeconomic Management
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Bibliographic details
- Authors: Luis V. Mendonca, Shamsuddin Tareq, Luis Valdivieso, Alejandro Lopez Mejia, Toshihide Endo
- Published: August 28, 2000
- Series: Books
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557759610.071
Overview and scope
- Report provides an overview of economic and institutional developments in East Timor up to September 1999 and the immediate impact of the violent events that followed the August 30, 1999 referendum to decide East Timor's future status.
- Presents key elements of the strategy recommended by IMF staff to the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) to rebuild institutions needed to support economic activity and public administration.
- Assesses implementation of the recommended strategy and discusses steps to ensure the strategy helps East Timor prepare to face future challenges.
Recommended strategy elements (as presented in the report)
- Rebuild institutions needed to support economic activity and public administration.
- Identify and secure external financing requirements.
- Provide targeted technical assistance.
- Deliver macroeconomic management training to relevant Timorese officials and institutions.
Implementation assessment and forward steps
- The report assesses implementation of the IMF staff-recommended strategy (implementation details and progress are discussed in the report).
- Discusses additional steps that should be taken to ensure the strategy will help East Timor prepare to face future challenges (specific steps are elaborated in the report).
Subjects and keywords (as listed)
- Subjects: Budget planning and preparation, Commercial banks, Currencies, Expenditure, Extra budgetary funds, Financial institutions, Money, Public financial management (PFM), Revenue administration
- Keywords: BOOK, Budget planning and preparation, Commercial banks, Currencies, East Asia, East Timorese leadership, Extra-budgetary funds, financing gap, IMF mission, information campaign, South Asia, spending, status of East Timor, Timorese, Timorese district accountant, UN presence, UN salary, UNTAET