World Economic and Financial Surveys

Official Financing for Developing Countries 1997

Publication Date:

March 2, 1998

Summary:

This study provides information on official financing for developing countries with the focus on low and lower-middle-income countries. It updates the 1995 edition and reviews developments in direct financing by offical and multilateral sources. Topics of interest include external debt sustainability for heavily indebted poor countries; new official financing flows to developing countries; developments in export credits;financing from multilateral institutions; debt restructuring by official bilateral creditors; plus, numerous appendices.

Series:

World Economic and Financial Surveys No. 1997/011

Subject:

Arrears Asset and liability management Debt rescheduling Development assistance Export credits External debt Foreign aid International trade Public and publicly-guaranteed external debt