(1) The Ministry of Finance shall have an office that is responsible for public debt management and which shall be under the supervision of the Chief Director in accordance with the Civil Service Act, 1993 (PNDC Law 327).

(2) The Public Debt Management Office shall

(a) handle debt management operations of the Government;

(b) assess risks for government guarantees and lending;

(c) assess all forms of credit agreements including suppliers’ credit, buyer’s credit, mixed credit and finance lease agreements to be entered into by the Government;

(d) assess the feasibility of borrowing requirements implied by the path for the fiscal deficit in the Fiscal Strategy Document;

(e) formulate the Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy; and

(f) perform any other functions that may be determined by the Minister.