Developing Countries: Status of the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Debt Relief InitiativeDIANE Publishing, 1999 - 87 pages In 1996 the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, in response to a call from the leaders of the major industrial nations for a comprehensive approach to the debt problems of the poorest countries, proposed the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Debt Initiative. The initiative reflects concerns of creditors, including the U.S., that, even after receiving debt relief through existing mechanisms, some poor countries will have debt burdens that remain too large relative to their ability to pay. This report: (1) describes the implementation of the HIPC initiative and (2) assesses the initiative's potential to achieve its stated goal. Charts and tables. |
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Page 24 - The poorest countries, those that are only eligible for highly concessional assistance from the International Development Association (IDA) — the part of the World Bank that lends on highly concessional terms — and from the IMF's Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (previously the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility).
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Page 1 - ... the President of the World Bank, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, and by our many friends among the Delegations here.
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Page 20 - Bank promotes economic growth and the development of market economies by providing financing on reasonable terms to countries that have difficulty obtaining capital. The Bank is the world's single largest official source of investment capital for developing countries.
Page 2 - Paris Club is an informal group of creditor countries that meets, as needed, to negotiate debt rescheduling and relief efforts for public or publicly guaranteed loans. In addition to the 18 countries that regularly participate in the Paris Club, other countries are invited to the negotiations on an ad hoc basis if they hold a significant share of the debt being discussed...
Page 3 - Countries eligible for these concessional loans are among the poorest in the world, with many classified by the United Nations as being in its lowest category of human development, based on life expectancy, literacy, and annual per capita income. Many depend on development assistance from governments, multilateral organizations, and nongovernmental organizations and have significant development needs.
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Page 1 - ... request. This report was prepared under the direction of Harold J. Johnson, Associate Director, International Relations and Trade Issues, who may be contacted on (202) 512-4128 if you or your staff have any questions about this report. Major contributors to the report are listed in appendix IX.