## Guyana: Enhanced Initiative for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Completion Point Document

_IMF Staff Country Reports, May 5, 2004_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: May 5, 2004
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451816754.002

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### Summary and Main Finding
- The paper reviews Guyana’s progress under the Enhanced Initiative for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC).
- The staff of the IMF and IDA considers that Guyana’s performance with respect to the conditions for reaching the completion point under the enhanced HIPC Initiative has been satisfactory.

### Program Implementation and Conditionality
- The authorities established a track record of satisfactory policy implementation under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF)-supported program.
- Evidence cited:
  - Completion of the first program review in early September.
  - Good progress toward meeting the conditions of the second review due in February 2004.

### Policy Areas and Topics Covered
- Subject headings included in the document:
  - Asset and liability management
  - Civil service reform
  - Debt reduction
  - Debt relief
  - Debt service
  - Debt service ratios
  - External debt
  - Labor

### Keywords (as listed)
- bauxite company
- Caribbean
- Civil service reform
- CR
- Debt reduction
- Debt relief
- Debt service
- Debt service ratios
- exchange rate
- Guyanese authorities
- ISCR
- NPV terms
- terms of trade
- waiver request

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