World Bank Group And International Monetary Fund Support For Debt Relief Under The Common Framework And Beyond

Policy Papers, April 2, 2021

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• Published: April 2, 2021
• Series: Policy Papers
• Volume: 2021
• Pages: 15
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513576039.007

Summary

• This paper discusses World Bank and IMF support for addressing fiscal and debt distress in IDA countries, with emphasis on strong continued concessional flows for green, resilient, and inclusive development.
• Publication date: April 2, 2021.

Major themes and focus

• Support for addressing fiscal and debt distress in IDA countries.
• Emphasis on maintaining strong continued concessional flows.
• Focus areas for concessional flows: green development, resilient development, and inclusive development.
• Interaction of World Bank Group and IMF instruments and analysis in supporting debt relief under the Common Framework and beyond.

Key findings and analytical scope

• The paper covers topics related to:
  • Asset and liability management
  • Debt relief
  • Debt service
  • Debt sustainability
  • Debt sustainability analysis
  • External debt
  • Financial institutions
  • Multilateral development institutions
  • Public debt

• Keywords highlighted in the paper:
  • Debt relief
  • Debt sustainability
  • Debt sustainability analysis
  • debt treatment
  • development policy financing
  • DSSI extension
  • Global
  • IDA country
  • IMF DSA
  • IMF UCT-quality arrangement
  • IMF UCT-quality program
  • Multilateral development institutions
  • PP
  • transparency policy
  • WBG-IMF LIC-DSF

Policy implications and recommendations (as emphasized)

• Maintain strong continued concessional flows to IDA countries to support green, resilient, and inclusive development.
• Coordinate World Bank Group and IMF support to address fiscal and debt distress and to underpin debt relief under the Common Framework and beyond.

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