Fiscal Rules and Optimal Currency Composition of Sovereign Debt in Emerging Economies

Total public debt in most emerging markets grew before and after the pandemic with a sizable share in foreign currency. Along this trend, interest payments increased even in the presence of active fiscal rules in some countries. How should debt management of public debt be set under a fiscal rule? This document studies how optimal currency composition reduces the cost of debt and facilitates fiscal rule compliance but increases budget risk. Using a small open economy model, we provide evidence that optimal foreign currency holdings in Chile, Colombia, and Mexico depart considerably from observed; remaining low (high) in periods of favorable (adverse) external or domestic macroeconomic and financial conditions.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Inter-American Development Bank
Other Authors:	Oscar Valencia
Language:	English
Published:	Inter-American Development Bank
Subjects:	Sovereign Default, Interest Rate, Debt Management, Public Debt, Inflation, Fiscal Rule, Exchange Rate, E61 - Policy Objectives • Policy Designs and Consistency • Policy Coordination, E62 - Fiscal Policy, H63 - Debt • Debt Management • Sovereign Debt, sovereign debt management;scal rules;currency composition,
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0004723 https://publications.iadb.org/en/fiscal-rules-and-optimal-currency-composition-sovereign-debt-emerging-economies
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