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Resolution of balance of payments crises: emergency financing and debt workoutsPart of Book Resetting the International Monetary (Non)System
Working Paper
Additionality of Debt Relief and Debt Forgiveness, and Implications for Future Volumes of Official AssistanceThis paper examines the impact of debt forgiveness and debt relief on official development assistance. From the recipient side, the econometric analysis suggests that countries that received debt relief also received more aid compared to those that...
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Debt Relief for Poor CountriesAfter a massive international campaign calling attention to the development impact of foreign debt, the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative is now underway. But will the HIPC Initiative meet its high expectations? Will debt relief...
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Debt Relief for Poor CountriesAfter a massive international campaign calling attention to the development impact of foreign debt, the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative is now underway. But will the HIPC Initiative meet its high expectations? Will debt relief...
Blog
Africa’s Debt: The World Turns Brighter
by Tony Addison This year is set to see a new chapter open in Africa’s debt story and, for once, it looks like a positive story—as the region begins...
Working Paper
Resolution of balance of payments crisesThis paper analyses the history and effectiveness of the two major mechanisms of resolution of balance of payments crisis. It argues that IMF lending has met its counter-cyclical objectives through history and has been improving in terms of providing...
Blog
New Sovereign Debt Restructuring Mechanisms
by Ylmaz Akyüz In this article I will discuss the potential of the Sovereign Debt Restructuring Mechanisms (SDRM), bearing in mind that we are dealing...
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Debt Relief and the Development Architectureby Nancy Birdsall and Brian Deese The now famous international movement to reduce the debts of the world’s poorest countries (culminating in the HIPC...
Book Chapter
The Debt Overhang of Developing CountriesPart of Book Debt, Stabilization and Development