Economic Paper

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Long-term Debt Sustainability in Low-income Countries

by Njuguna S. Ndung'u, Matthew Odedokun, H.K.R Amani, Anna Msutze, Christopher Gilbert, and Alexandra Tabova

Published 1 March 2004

An analysis of the issues involved: the factors influencing long-term debt sustainability; sustainable debt and poverty alleviation; lessons to be learnt from the current HIPC Initiative; and managing and measuring long-term debt sustainability. The publication will be useful for policy-makers in both advanced and low-income countries and students.