Review of Facilities for Low-Income Countries
Policy Papers, July 26, 2012
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- Review of Facilities for Low-Income Countries
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Bibliographic details
- Published: July 26, 2012
- Series: Policy Papers
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Executive summary
- The 2009 reforms have broadly achieved their objective of closing gaps and creating a streamlined architecture of facilities that is better tailored to the diverse needs of LICs.
- Supported by the financing package to boost the PRGT’s lending capacity for 2009–14 and the accompanying doubling of access, the Fund was able to mount an effective response to LICs’ needs during the global financial crisis.
Key findings
- 2009 reforms closed gaps and created a streamlined architecture of facilities for low-income countries (LICs).
- A financing package was implemented to boost the PRGT’s lending capacity for 2009–14.
- Access was doubled as part of the 2009 reforms.
- The Fund mounted an effective response to LICs’ needs during the global financial crisis.
Thematic coverage (as listed)
- Access to Fund general resources
- Concessional aid
- Extended Credit Facility
- Extended Fund Facility
- Fund facilities
- Low-income developing countries
- Policy Support Instrument
- Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility Trust
- Public information notices
- Rapid Credit Facility
- Standby Credit Facility
Publication and access notes
- Publication date: July 26, 2012
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Review of Facilities for Low-Income Countries, July 26, 2012.
Content in this bundle
- Review of Facilities for Low-Income Countries; IMF Policy Paper; July 27, 2012