01900cas a2200289 a 4500 AALejournalIMF021503 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781513568362 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept. Iraq : Technical Assistance Report-Guarantees and Extra Budgetary Funds Management. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2021. 1 online resource (38 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Iraq is substantially exposed to fiscal risks related to guarantees issued by the State, with a stock of guarantees related to foreign currency service payments and debt of USD 21.7 billion at end-June 2017 and a stock of domestic guarantees that remains to be fully assessed. In 2017, the Council of Ministers approved a set of procedures to tighten controls on the approval of State guarantees. Nevertheless, misreporting cases highlight the need to further strengthen capacities and institutional arrangements to effectively identify and monitor the fiscal implications of guarantees, including in the context of EBFs' operations. Mode of access: Internet International Agreements and Observance imf International Organizations imf Monetary Policy imf Iraq imf IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2021/032 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2021/032/002.2021.issue-032-en.xml IMF e-Library