Aid Inflows - The Role of the Fund and Operational Issues for Program Design

Publication Date:

June 14, 2007

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

The paper focuses on the operational implications of high and volatile aid for the design of Fund-supported programs. It provides a conceptual framework that should guide country teams in giving advice to low-income countries on a case-by-case basis, without specific quantitative performance thresholds for the spending and absorption of additional aid. In doing so, it responds to some of the concerns raised by the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) in its recent evaluation of the Fund and aid to sub-Saharan Africa.

Series:

Policy Papers

Subject:

English

Publication Date:

June 14, 2007

Format:

Paper

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