Author : International Monetary Fund. Strategy, Policy, & Review Department
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
ISBN 13 : 1498335411
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (983 download)
Book Synopsis The Implications of the Global Financial Crisis for Low-Income Countries—An Update by : International Monetary Fund. Strategy, Policy, & Review Department
Download or read book The Implications of the Global Financial Crisis for Low-Income Countries—An Update written by International Monetary Fund. Strategy, Policy, & Review Department and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2009-09-28 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Low-income countries are being hit hard by the global financial crisis. They are facing a sharp contraction in export growth, FDI inflows, and remittances, and lower-than-committed aid. But a marked recovery is in prospect for 2010 helped by rising world demand and supported by short-term domestic policies. Countries are using fiscal and other policies to respond to the crisis and should continue to do so, where appropriate, until the economic recovery is clearly underway. However, the risks to debt sustainability are rising and countries should begin preparing to realign policies toward medium-term sustainability once the recovery is clearly on the move. Additional highly concessional donor support is needed to ensure that countries are not forced to make these adjustments prematurely, and to facilitate a smooth return to a sustainable debt path, with strong growth, over the medium term.