## Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative - Status of Implementation

_Policy Papers, August 19, 2005_

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## Bibliographic details
- 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).*

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