IMF Staff Country Reports

Burundi: Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: Completion Point Document and Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative

Publication Date:

March 10, 2009

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This paper discusses the progress made by Burundi under the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative. Burundi has made satisfactory progress in achieving the completion point triggers. It has fully implemented the triggers on preparing and implementing a Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) and maintaining a stable macroeconomic environment. The paper recommends that the Executive Directors of the International Development Association (IDA) and the IMF approve the completion point for Burundi under the enhanced HIPC Initiative.

Series:

Country Report No. 2009/084

Subject:

Asset and liability management Debt relief Debt service External debt Financial institutions Public and publicly-guaranteed external debt Stocks

Notes:

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