Guidance Note for Fund Staff on the Treatment and Use of SDR Allocations.

Against the backdrop of the global financial crisis, the IMF has decided to implement a USD 250 billion general allocation of special drawing rights (SDRs). In addition, the Fourth Amendment of the Fund's Articles of Agreement has recently become effective, and will make available to SDR Depart...

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Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2009.
Series:Policy Papers; Policy Paper ; No. 2009/061
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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Summary:Against the backdrop of the global financial crisis, the IMF has decided to implement a USD 250 billion general allocation of special drawing rights (SDRs). In addition, the Fourth Amendment of the Fund's Articles of Agreement has recently become effective, and will make available to SDR Department participants a special allocation of up to an additional SDR 21.5 billion (USD 33 billion). Nearly USD 115 billion of these combined allocations will go to emerging market and developing countries, including about USD 20 billion to low-income countries (LICs), thereby providing an important boost to the reserves of countries with the greatest needs.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (22 pages)
Format:Mode of access: Internet
ISSN:2663-3493
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