Debt relief for the poorest countries

Discusses the debt crisis in heavily indebted poor countries (HIPCs) and the role of the 1999 Enhanced HIPC Initiative, the multilateral debt relief instrument of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF); some focus on Bolivia, Ethiopia, Nicaragua, Mali, and Uganda; prospects; 7 articles...

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Published in:Revue canadienne d'études du développement 2001-01, Vol.21 (2), p.289-548
Main Authors: Serieux, John E, Samy, Yiagadeesen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bolivia
Debt relief
Ethiopia
External debts
International aspects
International bank for reconstruction and development
International monetary fund
Mali
Nicaragua
Uganda
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Summary:Discusses the debt crisis in heavily indebted poor countries (HIPCs) and the role of the 1999 Enhanced HIPC Initiative, the multilateral debt relief instrument of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF); some focus on Bolivia, Ethiopia, Nicaragua, Mali, and Uganda; prospects; 7 articles. Introduction and summaries in both English and French. Contents: Debt of the poorest countries: anatomy of a crisis kept on hold, by John E. Serieux; The HIPC Initiative in Bolivia, by Lykke E. Andersen, Osvaldo Nina; Ethiopia's external debt: the impact and the way forward, by Befekadu Degefe; Nicaragua and the HIPC Initiative: the tortuous journey to debt relief, by Ligia María Castro-Monge; L'endettement des pays les plus pauvres: le cas du Mali, by Massa Coulibaly, et al.; Uganda's external debt and the HIPC Initiative, by Peter B. Mijumbi; The enhanced HIPC Initiative and poor countries: prospects for a permanent exit, by John E. Serieux. Parallel title: L'allégement de la dette des pays les plus pauvres.
ISSN:0225-5189