Tasks of the Working Group on Public Debt include the following:

• Prepare and publish guidelines and other materials for use by SAIs to encourage the proper reporting and sound management of public debt;
  
  
• Identify key issues for the development of responsibilities and procedures for auditing and evaluating public debt commitments;
  
  
• Prepare papers examining matters of definitions, reporting, and evaluating public debt;
  
  
• Exchange knowledge with other institutions dealing with public debt issues;
  
  
• Promote specific studies relating to the mandate of the Working Group.