## Reform of the Policy on Public Debt Limits in Fund-Supported Programs—Proposed Decision and Proposed New Guidelines

_Policy Papers, November 14, 2014_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: November 14, 2014
- Series: Policy Papers

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### Overview
- This supplement refers to the reforms proposed in Reform of the Policy on Public Debt Limits in Fund-Supported Programs to the existing framework governing external debt limits in Fund arrangements.
- It presents the proposed decision that is needed to implement these reforms.
- The proposed new guidelines are included in the Attachment to the decision.
- Annexes I and II set forth for the convenience of Executive Directors redlined texts that show revisions against the current guidelines and to the Policy Support Instrument decision, respectively.
- Publication date: November 14, 2014.

### Key subjects covered
- Concessional aid
- Conditionality
- Executive Board decisions
- External debt
- Fund policies
- Fund-supported adjustment programs
- Public debt

### Structural components described
- Proposed decision to implement reforms to external debt limit framework.
- Attachment containing the proposed new guidelines.
- Annex I and Annex II containing redlined revisions for Executive Directors’ convenience.

### Reference and access notes
- The page references the linked document: Reform of the Policy on Public Debt Limits in Fund-Supported Programs.
- The IMF eLibrary is noted to offer over 25,000 IMF publications in multiple formats.
- Citation format indicated on the page: Format: Chicago.
- Date shown in page citation: accessed 9/17/2026.

*Source: Reform of the Policy on Public Debt Limits in Fund-Supported Programs—Proposed Decision and Proposed New Guidelines (November 14, 2014).*

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