IMF Staff papers : Volume 35 No. 2.

It has been argued that 'buy-backs' and 'debt-equity swaps' allow developing countries to benefit from market discounts on their external debt. It is argued here, however, that if such programs are expected to be successful in increasing the market value of remaining debt, they a...

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Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund. Research Dept
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1988.
Series:IMF Staff Papers; IMF Staff Papers ; No. 1988/002
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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Summary:It has been argued that 'buy-backs' and 'debt-equity swaps' allow developing countries to benefit from market discounts on their external debt. It is argued here, however, that if such programs are expected to be successful in increasing the market value of remaining debt, they also lead to a roughly equivalent increase in prices at which a buy-back or debt-equity swap could be carried out.
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ISSN:1020-7635
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