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Unification of Discount Rates Used in External Debt Analysis for Low-Income Countries

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Journal Issue

Volume/Issue: 2013/026

Series: Policy Papers

Author(s): International Monetary Fund

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 10 April 2013

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781498341233.007

ISBN: 9781498341233

Keywords: Debt sustainability analysis, Discount rates, Executive Board decisions, External debt, Lapse of time approval, Low-income developing countries, Market interest rates, Discount rate reductions, Interest rates on loans, Interest rates

This paper proposes reforms to the discount rates used by the Bank and the Fund to (a) calculate the present value (PV) of the external debt of low-income countries (LICs) in debt sustainability analyses (DSAs) and...

Unification of Discount Rates Used in External Debt Analysis for Low-Income Countries

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Article

Source: Unification of Discount Rates Used in External Debt Analysis for Low-Income Countries

Volume/Issue: 2013/026

Series: Policy Papers

Author(s): International Monetary Fund

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 10 April 2013

ISBN: 9781498341233

Keywords: Debt sustainability analysis, Discount rates, Executive Board decisions, External debt, Lapse of time approval, Low-income developing countries, Market interest rates, Discount rate reductions, Interest rates on loans, Interest rates

This paper proposes reforms to the discount rates used by the Bank and the Fund to (a) calculate the present value (PV) of the external debt of low-income countries (LICs) in debt sustainability analyses (DSAs) and...

Threshold Effects of Sovereign Debt : Evidence From the Caribbean

Threshold Effects of Sovereign Debt : Evidence From the Caribbean »

Journal Issue

Volume/Issue: 2012/157

Series: IMF Working Papers

Author(s): Lisa Drakes , Chrystol Thomas , Roland Craigwell , and Kevin Greenidge

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 01 June 2012

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781475504507.001

ISBN: 9781475504507

Keywords: Debt Threshold, Panel Data, Threshold Regressions, external debt, real gdp

This paper addresses the issue of threshold effects between public debt and economic growth in the Caribbean. The main finding is that there exists a threshold debt to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio of 55-56 pe...

Threshold Effects of Sovereign Debt

Threshold Effects of Sovereign Debt »

Article

Source: Threshold Effects of Sovereign Debt : Evidence From the Caribbean

Volume/Issue: 2012/157

Series: IMF Working Papers

Author(s): Lisa Drakes , Chrystol Thomas , Roland Craigwell , and Kevin Greenidge

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 01 June 2012

ISBN: 9781475504507

Keywords: Debt Threshold, Panel Data, Threshold Regressions, external debt, real gdp

This paper addresses the issue of threshold effects between public debt and economic growth in the Caribbean. The main finding is that there exists a threshold debt to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio of 55-56 pe...

Burundi

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Article

Source: Burundi : Request for Modification of Nonconcessional External Debt Limit Under the Extended Credit Facility

Volume/Issue: 2011/315

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 03 November 2011

ISBN: 9781463923884

Keywords: external debt, gdp growth, real gdp, debt service

The Burundian government has requested a modification of the zero limit on nonconcessional external debt in the country's arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF). It has sought to increase the grant el...

Burundi : Request for Modification of Nonconcessional External Debt Limit Under the Extended Credit Facility

Burundi : Request for Modification of Nonconcessional External Debt Limit Under the Extended Credit Facility »

Journal Issue

Volume/Issue: 2011/315

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 03 November 2011

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781463923884.002

ISBN: 9781463923884

Keywords: external debt, gdp growth, real gdp, debt service

The Burundian government has requested a modification of the zero limit on nonconcessional external debt in the country's arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF). It has sought to increase the grant el...

Classification of Low-Income Countries for the Purpose of Debt Limits in Fund-Supported Programs - 2011 Update

Classification of Low-Income Countries for the Purpose of Debt Limits in Fund-Supported Programs - 2011 Update »

Article

Source: Classification of Low-Income Countries for the Purpose of Debt Limits in Fund-Supported Programs - 2011 Update

Volume/Issue: 2011/060

Series: Policy Papers

Author(s): International Monetary Fund

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 12 August 2011

ISBN: 9781498338165

Keywords: Access limits, Access to Fund general resources, Classification of countries, Concessional aid, External borrowing, External debt, Fund-supported adjustment programs, Low-income developing countries, Medium-term debt strategy, Public financial management

This short paper informs the Executive Board of staff's assessment of macroeconomic and public financial management capacity (henceforth 'capacity') in PRGT-eligible countries (henceforth 'low-income countries') wi...

Classification of Low-Income Countries for the Purpose of Debt Limits in Fund-Supported Programs - 2011 Update

Classification of Low-Income Countries for the Purpose of Debt Limits in Fund-Supported Programs - 2011 Update »

Journal Issue

Volume/Issue: 2011/060

Series: Policy Papers

Author(s): International Monetary Fund

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 12 August 2011

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781498338165.007

ISBN: 9781498338165

Keywords: Access limits, Access to Fund general resources, Classification of countries, Concessional aid, External borrowing, External debt, Fund-supported adjustment programs, Low-income developing countries, Medium-term debt strategy, Public financial management

This short paper informs the Executive Board of staff's assessment of macroeconomic and public financial management capacity (henceforth 'capacity') in PRGT-eligible countries (henceforth 'low-income countries') wi...

Ex Post Evaluations of Exceptional Access Arrangements-Revised Guidance Note

Ex Post Evaluations of Exceptional Access Arrangements-Revised Guidance Note »

Article

Source: Ex Post Evaluations of Exceptional Access Arrangements-Revised Guidance Note

Volume/Issue: 2010/014

Series: Policy Papers

Author(s): International Monetary Fund

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 18 March 2010

ISBN: 9781498337823

Keywords: Access policy, Capital account, Ex post assessments, Exceptional use of Fund resources, External debt, Domestic debt, Balance of payments need, Balance of payments, Epes, EPE

The Executive Board has agreed that post-program monitoring (PPM), with formal involvement of the Board, could be useful in certain cases. Specifically, the Board has decided that when a member's outstanding credit...

Ex Post Evaluations of Exceptional Access Arrangements-Revised Guidance Note

Ex Post Evaluations of Exceptional Access Arrangements-Revised Guidance Note »

Journal Issue

Volume/Issue: 2010/014

Series: Policy Papers

Author(s): International Monetary Fund

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 18 March 2010

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781498337823.007

ISBN: 9781498337823

Keywords: Access policy, Capital account, Ex post assessments, Exceptional use of Fund resources, External debt, Domestic debt, Balance of payments need, Balance of payments, Epes, EPE

The Executive Board has agreed that post-program monitoring (PPM), with formal involvement of the Board, could be useful in certain cases. Specifically, the Board has decided that when a member's outstanding credit...