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CATASTROPHE CONTAINMENT AND RELIEF TRUST: POLICY PROPOSALS AND FUNDING STRATEGY
IMF staff regularly produces papers proposing new IMF policies, exploring options for reform, or reviewing existing IMF policies and operations. The following document(s) have been released and are included in this package:
MARCH 2020
The Press Release released on March 27, 2020
The Staff Report prepared by IMF staff and completed on March 23, 2020.
The Proposed Decision prepared by IMF staff and completed on March 25, 2020.
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CATASTROPHE CONTAINMENT AND RELIEF TRUST: POLICY PROPOSALS AND FUNDING STRATEGY
March 23, 2020
Approved By
Andrew Tweedie, Martin Muhleisen, Rhoda Weeks-Brown
Prepared by the Finance Department, the Legal Department, and the Strategy, Policy, and Review Department
Contents
A. What Is the Role of the Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT) in the Fund’s Concessional Toolkit?
B. How Does the CCRT Operate?
C. What Is the Funding Status of the CCRT?
D. Is the CCRT “Fit for Purpose” to Handle the COVID-19 Pandemic?
E. What Is Needed to Use the CCRT Effectively in the Current Pandemic?
F. What Are the Next Steps?
G. Issues for Discussion
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CATASTROPHE CONTAINMENT AND RELIEF TRUST: POLICY PROPOSALS AND FUNDING STRATEGY—PROPOSED DECISION
March 26, 2020
Approved By
Andrew Tweedie, Martin Mühleisen, Rhoda Weeks-Brown
Prepared by the Finance Department, the Legal Department, and the Strategy, Policy, and Review Department
Contents
I. Introduction
II. Summary of Decision
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