Policy Papers

Update on the Financing of the Fund's Concessional Assistance and Debt Relief to Low-Income Member Countries

Publication Date:

September 24, 2009

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This paper provides a semi-annual review of the status of financing for the Fund’s concessional lending and debt relief to low-income countries (LICs). Since the last review, the Executive Board has approved comprehensive reforms of the Fund’s concessional lending instruments and financing framework.

This update is based on data available at end-August and also takes into account the implications of these reforms.

Series:

Policy Papers

Subject:

Concessional aid Emergency assistance Executive Board decisions Fund facilities Fund general resources HIPC Initiative Lapse of time approval Low-income developing countries Members Multilateral debt relief initiative