IMF Policy Work 

IMF Board Papers


Review of the Fund's Policy on Multiple Currency Practices—Proposals for Reform, July 2022,

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Issues in Restructuring of Sovereign Domestic Debt, December 2021,

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Fund Support for Debt- and Debt-Service-Reduction Operations, March 2021,

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The International Architecture for Resolving Sovereign Debt Involving Private-Sector Creditors—Recent Developments, Challenges, And Reform Options, October 2020,

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Review of the Fund's Policy on Multiple Currency Practices: Preliminary Considerations, June 2019.

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The Fund’s Lending Framework and Sovereign Debt – Further Considerations, January 2016,

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Reforming the Fund's Policy on Non-Toleration of Arrears to Official Creditors, December 2015.

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From Banking to Sovereign Stress: Implications for Public Debt, January 2015.

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Strengthening the Contractual Framework to Address Collective Action Problems in Sovereign Debt Restructuring, October 2014. 

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The Fund’s Lending Framework and Sovereign Debt – Preliminary Considerations, June 2014. 

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Sovereign Debt Restructuring - Recent Developments and Implications for the Fund's Legal and Policy Framework,”  April 2013.

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IMF Reports prepared for G20 Meetings (joint with WB)


Implementation and Extension of the Debt Service Suspension Initiative, October 2020,

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Debt Vulnerabilities in Emerging and Low-Income Economies, September 2018

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IMF Flagship Analytical Reports


World Economic Outlook Chapter 3: Coming Down to Earth: How to Tackle Soaring Public Debt, April 2023. 

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IMF Country Reports


Suriname: First Review under the Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility, March 2022, IMF Country Report No. 22/90

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Suriname: Request for an Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility, December 2021, IMF Country Report No. 21/280

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Nicaragua: 2019 Article IV Consultation, February 2020, IMF Country Report No. 20/59. 

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Regional Economic Outlook: Sub-Sahara Africa, May 2013.

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Myanmar: Staff-Monitored Program, January 2013.

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South Africa: 2011 Article IV Consultation, 2011, IMF Country Report No. 11/258 

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