Unification of Discount Rates Used in External Debt Analysis for Low-Income Countries.

This paper proposes reforms to the discount rates used by the Bank and the Fund to (a) calculate the present value (PV) of the external debt of low-income countries (LICs) in debt sustainability analyses (DSAs) and (b) to calculate the grant element of individual loans. Consistent with the conclusio...

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Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2013.
Series:Policy Papers; Policy Paper ; No. 2013/026
Online Access:Full text available on IMF