Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust—Fourth Tranche of Debt Service Relief in The Context of The Covid-19 Pandemic and Approval of Additional Beneficiary Member Countries
Policy Papers, October 8, 2021
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- Published: October 8, 2021
- Series: Policy Papers
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513594811.007
Summary
- Provides brief updates for each CCRT-eligible country on:
- policy responses to the pandemic and staff’s assessments of these policies,
- the use of resources freed up by debt service relief,
- the implementation of governance safeguards commitments.
- Provides an update on the financial situation of the CCRT.
- Notes donor support mobilization: SDR 609 million in new pledges since the onset of the pandemic from 17 donor countries and the EU.
Policy responses and staff assessments
- Country-level updates cover:
- pandemic policy responses,
- staff assessments of those policies,
- use of resources freed up by debt service relief.
Use of resources freed by debt service relief
- The paper reports on how beneficiary countries have used resources freed up by CCRT debt service relief (details provided for each CCRT-eligible country in the paper).
Governance safeguards implementation
- The paper assesses implementation of governance safeguards commitments by beneficiary countries (country-specific updates are provided in the paper).
Financial situation of the CCRT
- The paper includes an update on the financial situation of the Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust.
Donor support
- The paper reports that generous support from 17 donor countries and the EU has mobilized SDR 609 million in new pledges since the onset of the pandemic.
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