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Debt and Debt Sustainability

Public debt management, debt data and reporting 

Organisation

Name of the Programme/ Support Measure

Brief Description

Type of Support

Main interlocutor at Country-level

Project/Support URL

IMF & World Bank

Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy (MTDS) framework

The Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy (MTDS) framework consists of a methodology and associated analytical tool (AT) to facilitate sound debt management.

Toolkit

 

http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/debt/brief/mtds

 

IMF & partners

Data for Decisions Fund

D4D is trust fund to support capacity development in national statistics, which has identified improving the quality of debt data as an immediate priority

Technical Assistance/ Experts

 

 

https://www.imf.org/en/Capacity-Development/d4d-fund

 

IMF & World Bank

Debt Management Facility (Training in DSA Analysis and MTDS TA)

A multi-donor trust fund supporting debt management related technical assistance in low-income countries.

Technical Assistance/ Experts

 

 

https://www.dmfacility.org/

UNCTAD

Debt Management and Financial Analysis System (DMFAS)

The (DMFAS) Programme provides technical cooperation and advisory services in the area of debt management to countries.

Technical Assistance/ Experts

 

https://unctad.org/divs/gds/dmfas/Pages/default.aspx

 

 

Debt sustainability

 

Organisation

Name of the Programme/ Support Measure

Brief Description

Type of Support

Main interlocutor at Country-level

Project/Support URL

IMF & World Bank

LIC-Debt Sustainability Framework

The primary aim of the DSF is to guide borrowing decisions of low-income countries in a way that matches their need for funds with their current and prospective ability to service debt, tailored to their specific circumstances.

Diagnostic exercises/ assessments

 

https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/dsa/lic.htm

 

IMF

Debt Sustainability Analysis for Market Access Countries

The IMF's approach to debt sustainability analysis differentiate between market-access countries (MACs), that typically have significant access to international capital markets, and low-income countries (LICs), which meet their external financings needs mostly through concessional resources. The assessments of public and external debt sustainability are conducted in the context of both IMF program design and reviews, and Article IV surveillance

Diagnostic exercises/ assessments

 

https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/dsa/mac.htm

 

UNCTAD

Long-term Debt Sustainability Planning Tool for SDG investment requirements

The SDG - debt sustainability planning tool consists of a methodological framework and an analytical tool to estimate and assess the impact of SGD-related investment requirements on long-term external debt sustainability under differing financing scenarios

   

 

 

 

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Organisation

Name of the Programme/ Support Measure

Brief Description

Type of Support

Main interlocutor at Country-level

Project/Support URL

ESCAP

Strengthening municipal public finance for sustainable urban development in Asia-Pacific

This project aims to strengthen public finances at sub-national levels, in view of Asia-Pacific's urban financing challenges & recent fiscal decentralization initiatives

Capacity building

Ministry of Finance/Revenue Authority, Ministry/Authority of urban development

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                        Innovative debt instruments

 

 

Organisation

Name of the Programme/ Support Measure

Brief Description

Type of Support

Main interlocutor at Country-level

Project/Support URL

ESCAP

Bond Market Development in the Asia-Pacific Countries with Special Needs

ESCAP identify gaps and assess policies that selected Countries with Special Needs in Asia Pacific to effectively allocate and utilize existing financial resources, as well as mobilize additional financing

Capacity building

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other issues

 

Organization

Name of the Programme/ Support Measure

Brief Description

Type of Support

Main interlocutor at Country-level

Project/Support URL

World Bank

Debt management advisory services

Helps countries and sub-sovereigns build capacity and strengthen governance frameworks for public debt management and deepen domestic capital markets.

Capacity building-Trainings

Ministry of Finance

Finance department of subsovereign government"

https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/dsa/lic.htm

 

 World Bank

Government Bond Market Development Program

Supports the development of local currency bond markets (LCBMs) to increase developing countries’ attractiveness for domestic and foreign investment.

Technical Assistance/ Experts

Ministries of Finance and Central Banks, and securities regulators

http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/financialsector/brief/government-bond-markets