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Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative and Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI) : Statistical Update

International Monetary Fund - 2019

This report reviews developments in the implementation of the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative and Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI). It also provides updates on debt service and poverty-reducing expenditure by beneficiary countries, as well as on the cost of debt...

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IMF Policies and Practices on Capacity Development

International Monetary Fund - 2019

This statement summarizes the IMF's policies and practices with regard to the delivery of capacity development (CD) activities. It updates the 2014 Statement on IMF Policies and Practices on Capacity Development and reflects the conclusions of the 2018 Review of the Fund's Capacity Development...

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Macroeconomic Developments and Prospects in Low-Income Developing Countries-2019

International Monetary Fund - 2019

This paper is the fifth in a series that examines macroeconomic developments and prospects in low-income developing countries (LIDCs). LIDCs are a group of 59 IMF member countries primarily defined by income per capita below a threshold level. LIDCs contain one fifth of the world's...

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Public Sector Debt Definitions and Reporting in Low-Income Developing Countries

International Monetary Fund - 2020

Increasing public debt vulnerabilities in low-income developing countries (LIDCs) have heightened the need for fuller and more transparent accounting of public sector debt (PSD). The framework for reporting on public sector debt is sound. But there is room for LIDCs to further improve their...

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2017 Staff Guidance Note on the Fund's Engagement with Small Developing States

International Monetary Fund / African Dept - 2018

This guidance note highlights the unique economic characteristics and constraints facing small developing states. It provides operational guidance on Fund engagement with such countries, including on how small state characteristics might shape Fund surveillance and financial support, program...

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Macroeconomic Developments and Prospects in Low-Income Developing Countries

International Monetary Fund / Strategy, Policy, and … - 2018

This paper is the fourth in a series that examines macroeconomic developments and prospects in Low Income Developing Countries (LIDCs). LIDCs are Fund member countries where gross national income (GNI) per capita lies below a threshold level and where external financial linkages and...

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Update on the Financing of the Fund's Concessional Assistance and Debt Relief to Low-Income Countries

International Monetary Fund / Strategy, Policy, and … - 2018

The Fund is adapting its framework for providing support to low-income countries (LICs) amid rising vulnerabilities. Despite a global economic upswing, many LICs continue to face difficult fiscal and external positions, aggravated by increasing debt levels and natural disasters in many...

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Guidance Note on IMF Engagement on Social Safeguards in Low-Income Countries

International Monetary Fund / Strategy, Policy, and … - 2018

This note provides operational guidance to staff on how to engage on social safeguard issues with low-income countries in both program and surveillance contexts. The note is not intended as a comprehensive guide, and should be used in conjunction with other operational guidance notes, such as...

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2018 Review of Facilities for Low-Income Countries

International Monetary Fund / Strategy, Policy, and … - 2018

The Fund is facing strong demand for financing from low-income countries (LICs). Commodity price shocks and loose fiscal policies have contributed to rising debt levels and financing needs in many countries. Several developing states, especially smaller ones, are also increasingly vulnerable to...

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Reinvigorating Trade and Inclusive Growth

International Monetary Fund - 2018

, trade-related reforms are important particularly to foster more inclusive growth. Harnessing flexible approaches to WTO … as the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement-trade reform has lagged since the early 2000s. For much of this period …, governments focused their efforts in the WTO on a single negotiating approach. Now, as groups of WTO members pursue joint …

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