This paper examines Côte d’Ivoire’s debt sustainability analysis undertaken in connection with the Enhanced Initiative …

Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative. The macroeconomic framework underlying the Debt Relief Analysis (DRA) in … and Growth Facility/Extended Fund Facility (PRGF/EFF)-supported program. Finally, this study discusses the floating …

This paper discusses a Request from Congo for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility … (PRGF) program. Growth in Congo in 2008 was strong, but weakened by the onset of the global financial crisis during the …

This paper discusses the Request from Gambia for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth … stabilization while addressing the formidable challenges faced by the country, including debt distress, vulnerability to exogenous …

This paper discusses key findings of the Second Review Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) for the …

Afghanistan. Afghanistan’s economy achieved a major recovery, with robust GDP growth from a low level. Afghanistan has made … governance improved to ensure that economic growth can be sustained. …

away from debt distress with the debt relief granted after the Highly Indebted Poor Countries completion point last year …

In 1996, the IMF and the World Bank introduced the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative—a comprehensive debt … relief program aimed at reducing the external debt burden of eligible countries to sustainable levels, provided they carry … out strong programs of macroeconomic adjustment and structural reforms designed to promote growth and reduce poverty. Now …

process, stabilizing the economic situation, and creating the conditions for sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction …