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Will Debt Relief Make A Difference Impact And Expectations Of The Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative
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Book Synopsis Will Debt Relief Make a Difference? Impact and Expectations of the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative by : Todd J. Moss
Download or read book Will Debt Relief Make a Difference? Impact and Expectations of the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative written by Todd J. Moss and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI) is the latest phase of debt reduction for poor countries from the World Bank, the IMF, and the African Development Bank. The MDRI, which will come close to full debt reduction for at least 19 (and perhaps as many as 40) qualifying countries, is being presented as a momentous leap forward in the battle against global poverty. However, the analysis in this paper suggests that the actual gains may be more modest and elusive. This is not because, as some anti-debt campaigners fear, that the initiative is a mere accounting trick. Rather, the limited short-term financial impact of the MDRI on affected countries is because the debt service obligations being relived were themselves relatively insignificant. For example, in 2004 the average African country in the program paid $19 million in debt service to the World Bank, but received 10 times that amount in new Bank credit and more than 50 times as much in total aid. Just as importantly, finances are rarely the binding constraint on poverty and other development outcomes. This is not to say that the MDRI is futile. Indeed the impact could be considerable over the long-term, especially on the ability of creditors to be more selective in the future. But most of the impact of the MDRI will be long-term and difficult to measure. As such, expectations of the effect on indebted countries and development indicators should be kept modest and time horizons long.
Book Synopsis Debt Relief for Poor Countries by : T. Addison
Download or read book Debt Relief for Poor Countries written by T. Addison and published by Springer. This book was released on 2004-06-11 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a massive international campaign calling attention to the development impact of foreign debt, the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative is now underway. But will the HIPC Initiative meet its high expectations? Will debt relief substantially raise growth? How do we make sure that debt relief benefits poor people? And how can we ensure that poor countries do not become highly indebted again? These are some of the key policy issues covered in this rigorous and independent analysis of debt, development, and poverty.
Author :International Monetary Fund. Policy Development and Review Dept. Publisher :International Monetary Fund ISBN 13 :1498332919 Total Pages :16 pages Book Rating :4.4/5 (983 download)
Book Synopsis The Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative - Progress Report on Implementation by : International Monetary Fund. Policy Development and Review Dept.
Download or read book The Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative - Progress Report on Implementation written by International Monetary Fund. Policy Development and Review Dept. and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2006-03-20 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reports on the implementation of the MDRI since December 2005, in line with the request made by Directors that a progress report be presented to the Board before the 2006 Spring Meetings. Includes a focus on the implementation of the initiative in the Fund, and covers implementation in other multilateral institutions.
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Author :International Monetary Fund. Policy Development and Review Dept. Publisher :International Monetary Fund ISBN 13 :1498330770 Total Pages :15 pages Book Rating :4.4/5 (983 download)
Book Synopsis Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative - A First Assessment of Eligible Countries by : International Monetary Fund. Policy Development and Review Dept.
Download or read book Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative - A First Assessment of Eligible Countries written by International Monetary Fund. Policy Development and Review Dept. and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2005-08-12 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper responds to the Board’s request for an assessment of eligible countries that could qualify for Fund debt relief under the MDRI once the requisite consents and requests have been received. Directors requested that, by end-2005, staff prepare, in collaboration with the World Bank, an assessment of the 18 post-completion point HIPCs, as well as eligible non-HIPCs, and propose for Board consideration a list of members that would qualify immediately for MDRI debt relief. Directors also requested that, for those members that do not presently meet the MDRI qualification criteria, remedial measures be expressly identified that would allow them to qualify for MDRI relief.
Book Synopsis Does Lower Debt Buy Higher Growth? The Impact of Debt Relief Initiatives on Growth by : Ms.Sandra Marcelino
Download or read book Does Lower Debt Buy Higher Growth? The Impact of Debt Relief Initiatives on Growth written by Ms.Sandra Marcelino and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2014-12-18 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1996, the IMF and the World Bank introduced the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative—a comprehensive debt relief program aimed at reducing the external debt burden of eligible countries to sustainable levels, provided they carry out strong programs of macroeconomic adjustment and structural reforms designed to promote growth and reduce poverty. Now that the HIPC Initiative is nearly completed, this paper investigates whether the initiative managed to spur growth, either directly or indirectly through investment. In contrast to earlier studies, we conclude that there is some evidence of positive effects of the HIPC Initiative on growth. Such evidence suggests that the HIPC Initiative and MDRI have helped HIPC-eligible countries to reach higher growth, but it remains unclear whether this is through higher investment or another channel. Also, the analysis illustrates that it is hard to disentangle pure debt-relief effects from other concurrent factors.
Book Synopsis The Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative by : Martin A. Weiss
Download or read book The Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative written by Martin A. Weiss and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative by : Elgie McFayden
Download or read book The Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative written by Elgie McFayden and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In June 2005, the major industrialized nations of the world, the G-8, agreed on a plan to relieve the debt of the worlds poorest and most indebted nations. Many of the nations which qualified for debt relief under this initiative were in Africa. The plan, supported by the World Bank, International Monetary fund and the African Development Bank came to be known as the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI). The primary objective of the program was to relieve up to 100 percent of the debt of those nations which met specific criteria for the program making it possible for impoverished nations, particularly those in Africa, to increase spending to help reduce poverty and address poverty related issues. Data suggests that debt relief to African nations, while plausible in theory, simply does not work. In 2004 for example, the average debt service among African nations participating in the debt relief program was $19 million. The average amount of new loans acquired by African nations participating in the program was over $25 million. Essentially, African nations are acquiring new loans faster than debt is being relieved. If poverty reduction is the primary goal of the debt relief program, why doesn't the international community focus their efforts on funding projects which address poverty and poverty related social and economic issues. In addition, data indicate the average annual debt service by African nations in the debt relief program accounts for 20 percent of the annual budget. When debt is relieved these same African nations generally increase spending on poverty and poverty related programs by a mere 1 percent. As such, this paper examines the impact of debt relief on African nations and the potential impact of alternative approaches to poverty reduction programs funded by the international community.
Book Synopsis Debt and conditionality : Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative and opportunities for expanding policy space by : Celine Tan
Download or read book Debt and conditionality : Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative and opportunities for expanding policy space written by Celine Tan and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative by : Martin A. Weiss
Download or read book The Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative written by Martin A. Weiss and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Juen 2005, G8 finance ministers proposed the new Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI). The MDRI proposes to cancel debts of some of the world's poorest countries owed to the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and African Development Bank. This report discusses MDRI's implementation and raises some issues regarding debt relief's effectiveness as a form of foreign assistance for possible congressional consideration.
Book Synopsis Initiative for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) and Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI)- Status of Implementation by :
Download or read book Initiative for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) and Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI)- Status of Implementation written by and published by INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND. This book was released on 2007-08-28 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report provides an update on the status of implementation, impact and costs of the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) Initiative and the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI) since mid-2006. It also discusses the status of creditor participation in both initiatives and the issue of litigation of commercial creditors against HIPCs.
Book Synopsis Developing Countries by : United States. Government Accountability Office
Download or read book Developing Countries written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Debt Relief for the Poorest Countries by : Yiagadeesen Samy
Download or read book Debt Relief for the Poorest Countries written by Yiagadeesen Samy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The debt problems of poor countries are receiving unprecedented attention. Both federal and non-governmental organizations alike have been campaigning for debt forgiveness for poor countries. The governments of creditor nations responded to that challenge at a meeting sponsored by the G-7, International Monetary Fund, and World Bank, all of which upgraded debt relief as a policy priority. Their initiatives provided for generous interpretations of these nations' abilities to sustain debt, gave them opportunities to qualify for debt relief more rapidly, and linked debt relief to broader policies of poverty reduction. Despite this, the crisis has only deepened in the first years of the new millennium. This brilliant group of contributions assesses why this has occurred. In plain language, it considers why debt relief has been so long in coming for poor countries. It evaluates the cost of a persistent overhang in debt for those countries. It also examines, head on, whether enhanced debt relief initiatives offer a permanent exit from over-indebtedness, or are merely a short-term respite. Above all, this volume for the first time addresses the issues on the ground: that is, the views and opinions about debt relief on the part of leaders in advanced nations, and the probability of further support for the most impoverished lands. In this approach, the editors and contributors have made an explicit and successful attempt to be inclusive and relevant at all stages of the analysis. This volume covers the full range of the poorest countries, with contributions by John Serieux, Lykke Anderson and Osvaldo Nina, Befekadu Degefe, Ligia Maria Castro-Monge, and Peter B. Mijumbi. Collectively, they offer a sobering scenario: unless measures are put in place now, in anticipation of further crises, the future of the very poorest nations will remain bleak and troublesome.
Book Synopsis The Short and Long Run Effects of Debt Reduction by : Kelsey Gamel
Download or read book The Short and Long Run Effects of Debt Reduction written by Kelsey Gamel and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: High levels of government debt depress productive investment in a number of ways. High outstanding debt keeps market interest rates high crowding out private investment. Risk of default reduces incentives to invest or creates adverse selection in the mix of investments. Government revenue must service debt at the expense of investment in infrastructure and education. `Debt overhang' exists when the level of debt is so high that it discourages additional investments to be undertaken. This paper estimates benefits to debt reduction by using the natural experiment provided by the debt relief programs: the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative launched by the IMF and World Bank in 1996 and the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI) extension in 2005. We apply a time-shifted difference-in-differences strategy to evaluate the effects of this intervention. We found that debt relief increased capital investment as much as 1.63% in the short run and 5.79% in the long run. However, there was no effect on foreign direct investment. Output and school enrollment increased both in the short and long run.
Book Synopsis Debt Relief Initiatives by : Marco Arnone
Download or read book Debt Relief Initiatives written by Marco Arnone and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-13 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with the recent debt crises in developing countries and analyzes the design and implementation of the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative, by providing background concepts, pointing out the main drawbacks and suggesting a different approach to debt sustainability and debt relief programs. The authors merge academic, operational and institutional expertise, in order to provide an evaluation as complete and balanced as possible on the much-debated effectiveness of debt relief in fostering economic growth, reducing poverty and reaching debt sustainability. Marco Arnone and Andrea F. Presbitero assess the joint evolution of external and domestic public debt and produce original empirical evidence on the potential effects of public debt on investment, economic growth and institution-building in low- and middle-income countries. The book also explores relevant and up-to-date policy issues, such as the loans-grants mix and the development of responsible lending strategies in foreign assistance, the surge of non-concessional and domestic borrowing by low-income countries, and the impact of the 2008-2009 global financial crisis on debt sustainability.
Book Synopsis Building on International Debt Relief Initiatives by : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations
Download or read book Building on International Debt Relief Initiatives written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Debt Swaps for Sustainable Development by : Dr. Jürgen Kaiser
Download or read book Debt Swaps for Sustainable Development written by Dr. Jürgen Kaiser and published by Iucn. This book was released on 1996 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication is aimed at helping IUCN's members to understand the scope and mechanisms of debt conversion and to spot opportunities for their own action in this important field.
