Assessing financial risk management in local governments

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of the financial risks local governments are exposed to within the scope of financial risk management practices. ?stanbul Metropolitan Municipality (?MM) was selected for this study because it is the largest local government with the highest budget. ?n the study, the development of financial risk performance of ?MM between the years 2008-2018 was examined in the light of the risks ?MM is exposed to. The main results regarding the risks faced by ?MM during the period are as follows: Financial data obtained from the financial statements of ?MM were used to examine the performance of listed risks& effects they have on the budget of ?MM. The results indicate that (i) risk of Dependence on Shares from the central budget revenue; (ii) ?MM was directly dependent on the central budget in terms of revenues, so in this period, the risk of dependency was high in terms of counterparty risk.