## Eligibility to Use the Fund’s Facilities for Concessional Financing - Decisions

_Policy Papers, January 1, 2010_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: January 1, 2010
- Series: Policy Papers

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### Summary and purpose
- Proposes a framework for updating the PRGT eligibility list based on transparent criteria and a regular review process.
- Recommends including policies for phasing in changes in eligibility.
- Premise: access to scarce resources for concessional Fund financing should be preserved for members with a low level of income and related economic and financial vulnerabilities.
- Notes potential anomalies in the current eligibility list, which was established primarily on the basis of IDA eligibility and was last reviewed in 2003.

### Key findings
- The current PRGT eligibility list has several potential anomalies relative to the premise of targeting low-income and vulnerability.
- The existing list’s basis is primarily IDA eligibility.
- The eligibility list has not been reviewed since 2003.

### Policy recommendations and procedural elements
- Establish transparent criteria for eligibility for concessional financing under the PRGT.
- Implement a regular review process for the eligibility list.
- Design and apply policies for phasing in changes in eligibility to manage transitions.

### Metadata and subjects
- Publication date: January 1, 2010
- Subjects: Access to Fund general resources; Concessional aid; Conditionality; Cross country analysis; Executive Board decisions; Fund facilities; IDA; Low-income developing countries; Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility Trust

*Source: Eligibility to Use the Fund’s Facilities for Concessional Financing - Decisions (January 1, 2010).*

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## Content in this bundle

- **Executive Summary — Proposed PRGT Eligibility Framework**
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_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/policy-papers/issues/2016/12/31/eligibility-to-use-the-funds-facilities-for-concessional-financing-decisions-pp4454_