Uganda: Technical Assistance Report-Strengthening Cash Management and Reviewing the Treasury Single Account

IMF Staff Country Reports, September 15, 2017

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This Technical Assistance Report discusses recommendations for strengthening cash management and reviewing of the treasury single account in Uganda.
The Cash Management Guidelines in Uganda have been approved.
The publication date is September 15, 2017.

The coverage of the cash resource pool must be precisely defined and non-budget flows excluded.
The cash flow forecasting model should continue to be developed along the lines given in previous Technical Assistance reports.
The Cash Policy Department requires authority to implement a program of training and capacity building within the central government entities in coordination with other directorates of the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development.

Publish and disseminate the Cash Management Guidelines to provide authority to the Cash Policy Department.
Start the program of training and capacity building as soon as the Guidelines are released.
Continue development of the cash flow forecasting model in line with previous Technical Assistance reports.
Precisely define the coverage of the cash resource pool and exclude non-budget flows.

Subjects: Currencies; Government cash forecasting; Government cash management; Government debt management; Money; Public financial management (PFM); Treasury Single Account.
Keywords: a number of TSA; cash flow forecasting; cash management function; cash management guideline; cash management transaction; cash resource; CR; Currencies; East Africa; Government cash forecasting; Government cash management; Government debt management; IFMIS cash management module; ISCR; Treasury Single Account; TSA arrangement; TSA structure.