OECD Sovereign Borrowing Outlook 2018

Intro
 Foreword
 Acknowledgements
 Table of contents
 Acronyms and abbreviations
 Editorial
 Executive summary
 Chapter 1. Sovereign borrowing outlook for OECD countries
 Introduction
 1.2 Government borrowing needs and outstanding debt are rising slightly
 1.3 A closer look at the changes in debt-to-GDP ratios reveals significant differences among countries
 1.4 The favourable funding environment may not be permanent
 1.5 Funding strategies to achieve well-structured debt portfolios
 1.6 A relatively high level of longer-term debt redemption profile 1.7 The recent evolution of sovereign debt credit quality1.8 Sovereign funding under stressed conditions
 Notes
 References
 ANNEX 1.A1. Methods and sources
 Chapter 2. Alternative approaches to sovereign borrowing
 2.1 Introduction
 2.2 Main drivers for alternative approaches
 2.3 Key debt management considerations when issuing a new instrument
 2.4 The evolving market for new sovereign debt instruments: Lessons learned from experiences with inflation-indexed bonds
 2.5 Proposals for considering issuance of GDP-linked sovereign bonds
 2.6 A rising prospect for green bonds 2.7 Experiences with sukuk issuance2.8 Opportunities and obstacles of ultra-long bond issuance
 Notes
 References
 ANNEX 2.A1 Methods and sources
 Chapter 3. A public debt management perspective on liquidity in sovereign bond markets
 3.1 Introduction
 3.2 The importance of secondary market liquidity for sovereign debt managers
 3.3 DMOs observations on market liquidity: Concerns eased but remain considerable
 3.4 Recent developments affecting market liquidity for government securities
 3.5 DMOs\' experience with policy tools in addressing liquidity concerns
 Notes
 References ANNEX 3.A1 Methods and sourcesAnnex A OECD 2017 Survey on Primary Markets Developments
 Annex B OECD 2017 Survey on Liquidity in Government Bond Secondary Markets