Staff Guidance Note on the Application of the Joint Bank-Fund Debt Sustainability Framework for Low-Income Countries
Policy Papers, November 5, 2013
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- Published: November 5, 2013
- Series: Policy Papers
Overview
- Low-income countries (LICs) face significant challenges in meeting their development objectives while ensuring that their external debt remains sustainable.
- In April 2005, the Executive Boards of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the International Development Association (IDA) endorsed the Debt Sustainability Framework (DSF).
- The DSF is a tool developed jointly by IMF and World Bank staff to conduct public and external debt sustainability analysis in low-income countries.
- The DSF aims to:
- help guide the borrowing decisions of LICs,
- provide guidance for creditors’ lending and grant allocation decisions,
- improve World Bank and IMF assessments and policy advice.
Key publication information
- Title: Staff Guidance Note on the Application of the Joint Bank-Fund Debt Sustainability Framework for Low-Income Countries
- Publication date: November 5, 2013
- Accessed: 9/18/2026
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- Debt sustainability analysis
- External borrowing
- External debt
- Fund-supported adjustment programs
- Low-income developing countries
- Public debt
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Source: Staff Guidance Note on the Application of the Joint Bank-Fund Debt Sustainability Framework for Low-Income Countries (Published November 5, 2013; accessed 9/18/2026).