Paying For the New Development Agenda
IMF Podcasts, July 8, 2015
Source details
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- Paying For the New Development Agenda
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Bibliographic details
- Published: July 8, 2015
Overview and key action
- The IMF board of Directors approved a package of proposals to help developing countries finance the new Sustainable Development Goals.
- The package is intended to enhance the financial safety net for low income countries and fragile states, according to Sean Nolan, Deputy Director in the IMF’s Strategy Policy and Review Department.
- Image caption: School children in Kampong Tralach village, Cambodia: IMF measures will help expand loan resources available to low-income countries (Michael Nolan/Robert Harding World Imagery/Corbis).
Objectives and intended effects
- Enhance the financial safety net for low income countries and fragile states.
- Expand loan resources available to low-income countries.
Speakers and roles
- Sean Nolan — Deputy Director, IMF Strategy Policy and Review Department (speaker commenting on the package).
- Bruce Edwards — Producer of the IMF podcast program; described as an award-winning audio producer and journalist.
- Rhoda Metcalfe — Independent journalist and audio producer.