The purpose of IGCP, E.P.E. is the integrated management of cash, funding and the direct debt of the central Government, which includes, under the applicable law, the debt of public corporations whose financing is ensured through the State Budget. It is also responsible for coordinating the financing of autonomous administrative and financial services and funds, in compliance with the guidelines defined by the Government through the Finance Minister, so as to:

• Ensure stable Government financing and efficient management of the debt portfolio;
• Minimize the cost of the government debt in a long-term perspective, in accordance with the risk strategies defined by the Government;
• Reduce the cash balances to acceptable minimum levels in view of the goal of reducing the debt outstanding, thereby lowering the Government’s financial costs.

It is also IGCP’s mission to contribute towards the development of financial markets within the framework of the duties assigned by the Ministry of Finance of carrying out the Government’s economic and financial policy.

As a provider of a service of public interest, IGCP, E.P.E. is governed by principles of efficiency and rationality in the management of resources, as well as of transparency and accountability in the pursuit of its activity.