Lending to the Poorest Countries: A New Counter-Cyclical Debt Instrument

One of the particular features of poor countries' economies is their volatility, due mostly to their dependence on commodities. The paper shows that this volatility is a prime factor behind the debt crises of the poorest countries. It advocates the adoption by donors of a new lending instrument...

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1. Verfasser: Cohen, Daniel (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Djoufelkit-Cottenet, Hélène (MitwirkendeR), Jacquet, Pierre (MitwirkendeR), Valadier, Cécile (MitwirkendeR)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Paris OECD Publishing 2008
Schriftenreihe:OECD Development Centre Working Papers no.269
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Zusammenfassung:One of the particular features of poor countries' economies is their volatility, due mostly to their dependence on commodities. The paper shows that this volatility is a prime factor behind the debt crises of the poorest countries. It advocates the adoption by donors of a new lending instrument: the countercyclical loan (CCL). The key idea is to reduce the grace period of a typical concessional loan, from 10 to 5 years, and to keep the remaining grace periods as an asset that the country can draw upon, when a bad shock occurs. If no such bad shocks happen, or infrequently enough, the "floating grace" is redeemed to the country at the end of the loan as a repayment in advance without penalties.
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (45 p.) 21 x 29.7cm.
DOI:10.1787/242606541087

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