Managing South Africa's Exposure to Eskom : How to Evaluate the Credit Risk from the Sovereign Guarantees? (English)

The South African government offers various support mechanisms to support Eskom, the state-owned electric utility, and the independent power producers in providing low-cost electricity, including credit and payment guarantees. Guarantees constitute contingent liabilities to the government and pose risks to government finances. This note illustrates the methodologies explored by South Africa to assess the credit risk from guarantees extended to Eskom...

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Bachmair,Fritz Florian;

Aslan,Cigdem;

Maseko,Mkhulu;
Document Date
2019/01/15
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS8703
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Africa,
Region
Africa,
Disclosure Date
2019/01/15
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Disclosed
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Managing South Africa's Exposure to Eskom : How to Evaluate the Credit Risk from the Sovereign Guarantees?
Keywords
Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs

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Bachmair,Fritz Florian; Aslan,Cigdem; Maseko,Mkhulu.

Managing South Africa's Exposure to Eskom : How to Evaluate the Credit Risk from the Sovereign Guarantees? (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 8703 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/162801547570854145

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