Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative - Status of Implementation

Policy Papers, August 19, 2005

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• Published: August 19, 2005
• Series: Policy Papers
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Summary / Scope

• This report reviews progress and issues in implementing the enhanced HIPC Initiative.
• It updates information on the delivery of HIPC debt relief and its estimated costs.
• It discusses two particular issues: the decline in the participation of commercial and non-Paris Club bilateral creditors to the Initiative; and the preliminary list of countries that satisfy the indebtedness eligibility criterion under the extended HIPC sunset clause.

Key issues addressed

• Decline in participation by:
  • commercial creditors.
  • non-Paris Club bilateral creditors.
• Determination of countries meeting the indebtedness eligibility criterion under the extended HIPC sunset clause.

Updated information on delivery of HIPC debt relief and estimated costs

• The report provides updates on:
  • delivery of HIPC debt relief.
  • estimated costs of HIPC debt relief.

Participation decline (commercial and non-Paris Club bilateral creditors)

• The report discusses the decline in participation by:
  • commercial creditors.
  • non-Paris Club bilateral creditors.
• The decline is identified as a particular issue in implementing the enhanced HIPC Initiative.

Indebtedness eligibility under the extended HIPC sunset clause

• The report presents a preliminary list of countries that satisfy the indebtedness eligibility criterion under the extended HIPC sunset clause.

Publication and access details

• Publication date: August 19, 2005
• Format: Web landing page with a downloadable PDF.
• Citation example provided: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative - Status of Implementation, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 0) accessed 9/18/2026
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Source: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative - Status of Implementation (IMF web landing page).