Update on the Joint IMF-WB Multipronged Approach to Address Debt Vulnerabilities.
Amid rising debt risks in low-income developing countries and emerging markets, the IMF and the WB have been implementing a multipronged approach (MPA) to address debt vulnerabilities. Amplification of debt risks owing to COVID-19 has upped the urgency to implement the MPA and highlights the importa...
| Format: | Journal |
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| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2020.
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| Series: | Policy Papers; Policy Paper ;
No. 2020/066 |
| Online Access: | Full text available on IMF |
| Summary: | Amid rising debt risks in low-income developing countries and emerging markets, the IMF and the WB have been implementing a multipronged approach (MPA) to address debt vulnerabilities. Amplification of debt risks owing to COVID-19 has upped the urgency to implement the MPA and highlights the importance of debt sustainability and transparency for long-term financing for development. At the same time, it should be noted that countries have limited capacities which are further stretched by COVID-19 and that implementation of the MPA by itself may not be sufficient to address debt vulnerabilities and risks from global economic shocks. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (51 pages) |
| Format: | Mode of access: Internet |
| ISSN: | 2663-3493 |
| Access: | Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students |