Enhancing the Creditworthiness of Municipal Bonds : Innovations from Mexico

In 2001-03 the municipal bond market in Mexico was among the most active in the developing world. Government officials had found a way to dramatically enhance the creditworthiness of local government debt without using sovereign guarantees. The tec...

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Main Authors: Leigland, James, Mandri-Perrott, Cledan
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/08/9988449/enhancing-creditworthiness-municipal-bonds-innovations-mexico
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spelling okr-10986-105982021-04-23T14:02:51Z Enhancing the Creditworthiness of Municipal Bonds : Innovations from Mexico Leigland, James Mandri-Perrott, Cledan ACCOUNTABILITY ADEQUATE ASSURANCES AFFORDABLE INTEREST RATES BALANCE SHEET BALANCE SHEET DEBT BANK LENDING BOND ISSUANCES BOND ISSUES BOND SALES BONDHOLDERS BORROWER BORROWINGS CAPITAL MARKETS CAPITALIZATION CAR LOANS CASE OF DEFAULT CASH FLOWS CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS COLLATERAL COMMERCIAL BANKS CONTINGENT LIABILITY CREDIT ENHANCEMENTS CREDIT RATING CREDIT RATING AGENCIES CREDIT RATINGS CREDIT STANDING CREDIT STRENGTH CREDITORS CREDITWORTHINESS CURRENCY DEBT ISSUANCE DEBT OBLIGATIONS DEBT REPAYMENT DEBT REPAYMENTS DEBT SECURITIES DEBT SERVICE DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS DEBTS DECENTRALIZATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT BANK ECONOMIC GROWTH EMERGING MARKET EMERGING MARKET DEBT EXISTING ASSETS FACE VALUE FINANCES FINANCIAL ADVISORS FINANCIAL AUTONOMY FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL HEALTH FINANCINGS FUTURE DEBT GENERAL OBLIGATION GENERAL OBLIGATION BORROWING GENERAL OBLIGATIONS GOVERNMENT DEBT GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE GOVERNMENT REVENUE HOME MORTGAGES IMPLICIT GUARANTEE IMPLICIT GUARANTEES INFRASTRUCTURE BONDS INTEREST RATES INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS INTERNAL CREDIT ENHANCEMENTS INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENT LENDERS LOAN LOAN AGREEMENTS LOAN SIZE LOCAL ADMINISTRATION LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT BORROWER LOCAL GOVERNMENT BORROWERS LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEBT LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVENUE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOW INTEREST RATES MONOPOLY MORAL HAZARD MUNICIPAL MUNICIPAL BOND MUNICIPAL BOND ISSUANCE MUNICIPAL BOND ISSUES MUNICIPAL BOND MARKET MUNICIPAL BONDS MUNICIPAL BORROWERS MUNICIPAL BORROWING MUNICIPAL BUDGETS MUNICIPAL DEBT MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS MUNICIPALITIES OUTSTANDING DEBT PAYMENT MECHANISMS PENSION PENSION FUND PENSION FUNDS PRIVATE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS RECEIVABLES RESERVE RESERVE ACCOUNTS REVENUE BONDS REVENUE INTERCEPTS RISK OF DEFAULT SECURITIES SOVEREIGN DEBT SOVEREIGN GUARANTEES SUBNATIONAL FINANCE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TAX TAX REVENUES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELEPHONE SERVICE TRADABLE SECURITIES TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS TURNOVER URBAN DEVELOPMENT In 2001-03 the municipal bond market in Mexico was among the most active in the developing world. Government officials had found a way to dramatically enhance the creditworthiness of local government debt without using sovereign guarantees. The technique, adapted in part from private sector 'future flow' financing deals, enabled a state or local government to earn significantly higher credit ratings for bond issues than for its normal balance sheet debt. Many other developing countries have turned to Mexico as a source of innovation that may have application in their own markets. 2012-08-13T12:15:49Z 2012-08-13T12:15:49Z 2008-08 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/08/9988449/enhancing-creditworthiness-municipal-bonds-innovations-mexico http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10598 English Gridlines; No. 39 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Mexico
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topic ACCOUNTABILITY
ADEQUATE ASSURANCES
AFFORDABLE INTEREST RATES
BALANCE SHEET
BALANCE SHEET DEBT
BANK LENDING
BOND ISSUANCES
BOND ISSUES
BOND SALES
BONDHOLDERS
BORROWER
BORROWINGS
CAPITAL MARKETS
CAPITALIZATION
CAR LOANS
CASE OF DEFAULT
CASH FLOWS
CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS
COLLATERAL
COMMERCIAL BANKS
CONTINGENT LIABILITY
CREDIT ENHANCEMENTS
CREDIT RATING
CREDIT RATING AGENCIES
CREDIT RATINGS
CREDIT STANDING
CREDIT STRENGTH
CREDITORS
CREDITWORTHINESS
CURRENCY
DEBT ISSUANCE
DEBT OBLIGATIONS
DEBT REPAYMENT
DEBT REPAYMENTS
DEBT SECURITIES
DEBT SERVICE
DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT
DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS
DEBTS
DECENTRALIZATION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
DEVELOPMENT BANK
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EMERGING MARKET
EMERGING MARKET DEBT
EXISTING ASSETS
FACE VALUE
FINANCES
FINANCIAL ADVISORS
FINANCIAL AUTONOMY
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL HEALTH
FINANCINGS
FUTURE DEBT
GENERAL OBLIGATION
GENERAL OBLIGATION BORROWING
GENERAL OBLIGATIONS
GOVERNMENT DEBT
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
GOVERNMENT REVENUE
HOME MORTGAGES
IMPLICIT GUARANTEE
IMPLICIT GUARANTEES
INFRASTRUCTURE BONDS
INTEREST RATES
INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS
INTERNAL CREDIT ENHANCEMENTS
INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL
INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENT
LENDERS
LOAN
LOAN AGREEMENTS
LOAN SIZE
LOCAL ADMINISTRATION
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT BORROWER
LOCAL GOVERNMENT BORROWERS
LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEBT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVENUE
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOW INTEREST RATES
MONOPOLY
MORAL HAZARD
MUNICIPAL
MUNICIPAL BOND
MUNICIPAL BOND ISSUANCE
MUNICIPAL BOND ISSUES
MUNICIPAL BOND MARKET
MUNICIPAL BONDS
MUNICIPAL BORROWERS
MUNICIPAL BORROWING
MUNICIPAL BUDGETS
MUNICIPAL DEBT
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS
MUNICIPALITIES
OUTSTANDING DEBT
PAYMENT MECHANISMS
PENSION
PENSION FUND
PENSION FUNDS
PRIVATE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE
PUBLIC FINANCE
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
RECEIVABLES
RESERVE
RESERVE ACCOUNTS
REVENUE BONDS
REVENUE INTERCEPTS
RISK OF DEFAULT
SECURITIES
SOVEREIGN DEBT
SOVEREIGN GUARANTEES
SUBNATIONAL FINANCE
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TAX
TAX REVENUES
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TELEPHONE SERVICE
TRADABLE SECURITIES
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTION COSTS
TURNOVER
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
spellingShingle ACCOUNTABILITY
ADEQUATE ASSURANCES
AFFORDABLE INTEREST RATES
BALANCE SHEET
BALANCE SHEET DEBT
BANK LENDING
BOND ISSUANCES
BOND ISSUES
BOND SALES
BONDHOLDERS
BORROWER
BORROWINGS
CAPITAL MARKETS
CAPITALIZATION
CAR LOANS
CASE OF DEFAULT
CASH FLOWS
CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS
COLLATERAL
COMMERCIAL BANKS
CONTINGENT LIABILITY
CREDIT ENHANCEMENTS
CREDIT RATING
CREDIT RATING AGENCIES
CREDIT RATINGS
CREDIT STANDING
CREDIT STRENGTH
CREDITORS
CREDITWORTHINESS
CURRENCY
DEBT ISSUANCE
DEBT OBLIGATIONS
DEBT REPAYMENT
DEBT REPAYMENTS
DEBT SECURITIES
DEBT SERVICE
DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT
DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS
DEBTS
DECENTRALIZATION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
DEVELOPMENT BANK
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EMERGING MARKET
EMERGING MARKET DEBT
EXISTING ASSETS
FACE VALUE
FINANCES
FINANCIAL ADVISORS
FINANCIAL AUTONOMY
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL HEALTH
FINANCINGS
FUTURE DEBT
GENERAL OBLIGATION
GENERAL OBLIGATION BORROWING
GENERAL OBLIGATIONS
GOVERNMENT DEBT
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
GOVERNMENT REVENUE
HOME MORTGAGES
IMPLICIT GUARANTEE
IMPLICIT GUARANTEES
INFRASTRUCTURE BONDS
INTEREST RATES
INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS
INTERNAL CREDIT ENHANCEMENTS
INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL
INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENT
LENDERS
LOAN
LOAN AGREEMENTS
LOAN SIZE
LOCAL ADMINISTRATION
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT BORROWER
LOCAL GOVERNMENT BORROWERS
LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEBT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVENUE
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOW INTEREST RATES
MONOPOLY
MORAL HAZARD
MUNICIPAL
MUNICIPAL BOND
MUNICIPAL BOND ISSUANCE
MUNICIPAL BOND ISSUES
MUNICIPAL BOND MARKET
MUNICIPAL BONDS
MUNICIPAL BORROWERS
MUNICIPAL BORROWING
MUNICIPAL BUDGETS
MUNICIPAL DEBT
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS
MUNICIPALITIES
OUTSTANDING DEBT
PAYMENT MECHANISMS
PENSION
PENSION FUND
PENSION FUNDS
PRIVATE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE
PUBLIC FINANCE
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
RECEIVABLES
RESERVE
RESERVE ACCOUNTS
REVENUE BONDS
REVENUE INTERCEPTS
RISK OF DEFAULT
SECURITIES
SOVEREIGN DEBT
SOVEREIGN GUARANTEES
SUBNATIONAL FINANCE
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TAX
TAX REVENUES
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TELEPHONE SERVICE
TRADABLE SECURITIES
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTION COSTS
TURNOVER
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Leigland, James
Mandri-Perrott, Cledan
Enhancing the Creditworthiness of Municipal Bonds : Innovations from Mexico
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Mexico
relation Gridlines; No. 39
description In 2001-03 the municipal bond market in Mexico was among the most active in the developing world. Government officials had found a way to dramatically enhance the creditworthiness of local government debt without using sovereign guarantees. The technique, adapted in part from private sector 'future flow' financing deals, enabled a state or local government to earn significantly higher credit ratings for bond issues than for its normal balance sheet debt. Many other developing countries have turned to Mexico as a source of innovation that may have application in their own markets.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author Leigland, James
Mandri-Perrott, Cledan
author_facet Leigland, James
Mandri-Perrott, Cledan
author_sort Leigland, James
title Enhancing the Creditworthiness of Municipal Bonds : Innovations from Mexico
title_short Enhancing the Creditworthiness of Municipal Bonds : Innovations from Mexico
title_full Enhancing the Creditworthiness of Municipal Bonds : Innovations from Mexico
title_fullStr Enhancing the Creditworthiness of Municipal Bonds : Innovations from Mexico
title_full_unstemmed Enhancing the Creditworthiness of Municipal Bonds : Innovations from Mexico
title_sort enhancing the creditworthiness of municipal bonds : innovations from mexico
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/08/9988449/enhancing-creditworthiness-municipal-bonds-innovations-mexico
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10598
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