Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative and Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers : Progress Report 2000

Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative and Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers : Progress Report 2000

Published Jan 2000

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Memorandum to members of the International Monetary and Financial Committee and members of the Development Committee

Memorandum summarising progress made with regard to the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative and the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs).

The section on the progress of the HIPC initiative includes:

  • The number of countries at different stages of the process
  • Nature of the assistance committed and expected impacts
  • Initiatives to accelerate implementation: interim assistance and the "floating completion point".
  • Financing the initiative

The section on the progress of the PRSP process includes:

  • Brief description of PRSPs
  • Number of PRSPs and Interim PRSPs ( I PRSP) submitted and considered
  • Review of nature and content of submitted PRSPs
  • Areas of concern
  • Challenges faced in implementation and how they will be met

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