Ministry of Economy and Finance

“PDM Network for Emerging Markets” announces new Internet site

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The Ministry of the Economy and Finance - Department of the Treasury and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development announce the launch of the new Internet site for the Public Debt Management Network for Emerging Markets (PDM Network):
www.publicdebtnet.org.

The PDM Network was set up in December 2004 as a joint initiative between the OECD and Italy's Treasury in order to facilitate the sharing of knowledge and information between public debt managers and sector exports, from both emerging and industrialised nations. The PDM Network offers a permanent platform for contact and dialogue between the partners (currently more than 300) and a broad base of information consisting of more than 800 documentary resources.

As occurred three years ago when the previous version of the website was launched, this new initiative for multi-lateral dialogue represents a consolidated platform for international collaboration between governments and supranational institutions with regard to highly technical/financial issues.
 

When accessing the new PDM Network website, the partners will have several simple interactive functions available, including forums for discussion of issues related to debt management policies. The forums will also be open to aspiring partners and other Internet users through basic registration in the public area.
 

In addition, the new website includes changes in the documentary area: an overall reorganisation of the information available to the public and that available to partners only, thereby allowing users easy access to any information or document with just a few basic commands; greater availability of documents in the public area and the complete list of weekly newsletters about emerging markets; and specific areas dedicated to books, various technical-assistance and training initiatives, and events and courses in process or to be offered which are organised in a functional calendar.
 

Finally, a specific area is shown for the "Academic Circle", an initiative designed to gather the scientific contributions of professors and researchers from Italy and other countries, with a particular focus on issues regarding the markets for public securities and the various problems related to the planning and implementation of efficient public debt management policies.