Donor governments do not have to fund poor country debt relief from their fiscal budgets. They can tap long-unused reserve assets available at the IMF called Special Drawing Rights (SDRs).
Tag Archives: debt relief
Argentina’s Debt: How to Buy Time in the Pandemic
As the country faces yet another debt crisis, what is a constructive way forward for Argentina and its creditors?
The IMF Goes Varoufakis? Please Don’t!
Message to Washington: Debt relief for Greece is a big fat red herring.
Toward a New Economic Order?
What should be the key characteristics of the new global economic order?
Shaping African Prosperity
Why will the G8’s aid go to waste unless Africa helps secure its own future?
A Checklist for Development Economics
What medical strategies can economists apply to repair developing world economies?
Development Economics as Clinical Economics
Can clinical strategies make development in poor countries more effective?
Nigeria — Time to Cut a Debt Deal?
Would debt relief help Nigeria, led by reformers, through a particularly fragile situation?