Low-Income Countries (LIC)

Videos

• 9th African Fiscal Forum: BRAVE Policies to Shape the Recovery in sub-Saharan Africa
• Tackling Debt Vulnerabilities: The Way Forward
• Managing Divergent Recoveries: Seminar on IMF's Latest World Economic Outlook (May 14, 2021)
• 60th Anniversary of the IMF's African Department (May 10, 2021
• Tackling Climate Change for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth (April 28, 2021)
• Policies to Tackle Poverty and Inequality in Latin America (April 27, 2021)
• Arising from the Pandemic: Building Forward Better (April 16, 2021)
• Navigating a Long Pandemic : Regional Economic Outlook of Sub-Saharan Africa (April 15, 2021)

IMF Lending

The IMF is providing emergency financial assistance and debt relief to member countries facing the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The list of countries here shows emergency financing approved by the IMF’s Executive Board.

Selected few lending programs to the Low-Income countries from various regions are shown below.

• IMF Executive Board Approves US$2.34 Billion ECF and EFF Arrangements for Kenya (April 2, 2021)
• IMF Executive Board Approves US$ 174.2 Million Emergency Assistance for South Sudan to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic (March 30, 2021)
• IMF Executive Board Approves a US$9.95 Million Disbursement to Tonga (January 25, 2021)
• IMF Executive Board Approves a SDR 258.4 Million Disbursement under the Rapid Credit Facility and Purchase under the Rapid Financing Instrument to Myanmar to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic (January 13, 2021)

Research and Publications

• How to Gain the Most from Structural Conditionality of IMF-Supported Programs (May 13, 2021)
• The Direct Employment Impact of Public Investment (May 7, 2021)
• Determinants of and Prospects for Market Access in Frontier Economies (May 7, 2021)
• Public Expenditure and Inclusive Growth - A Survey (March 19, 2021)
• Pricing Protest: The Response of Financial Markets to Social Unrest (March 19, 2021)
• Gender Equality and Inclusive Growth (March 4, 2021)
• Food Price Shocks and Household Consumption in Developing Countries: The Role of Fiscal Policy (January 15, 2021)
• All Regional Economic Reports

Developing Economies Seminars

A flagship seminar at the Fund, the Developing Economies Seminar Series focuses on topical policy issues for developing countries and is a platform for economists to discuss and share their knowledge, with a strong policy angle. 

News/Blogs

• The Policymaker’s Trilemma (May 12, 2021)
• Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals Will Require Extraordinary Effort by All (April 29, 2021)
• Four Questions About Debt and Financing Risks from COVID-19 in the Middle East and North Africa ( April 28, 2021)
• Six Charts Show the Challenges Faced by Sub-Saharan Africa (April 15, 2021)
• Funding the Recovery of Low-income Countries After COVID (April 5, 2021)
• Slow-Healing Scars: The Pandemic’s Legacy (March 31, 2021)
• Key to Resolving Covid’s Global Debt Crunch: Transparency (March 4, 2021)
• The Great Divergence: A Fork in the Road for the Global Economy (February 24, 2021)

Seminars

The Infrastructure Seminar series provides a forum for leading experts to share latest insights on key policy issues related to public infrastructure.

Policy Papers

• Private Finance for Development (May 14, 2021)
• A Post-Pandemic Assessment of the Sustainable Development Goals (April 29, 2021)
• Commodity Cycles, Inequality, and Poverty in Latin America (April 26, 2021)
• World Bank Group And International Monetary Fund Support For Debt Relief Under The Common Framework And Beyond (April 2, 2021)
• Temporary Extensions and Modifications Of Access Limits In The Fund’s Lending Facilities (March 25, 2021)
• More Policy Papers on Low-Income Issues

Speeches

• Financing of African Economies: MD Kristalina Georgieva's Remarks at Summit (May 18, 2021)
• Building Forward Better: Toward A Fairer Post-Pandemic World (May 14, 2021)
• Securing a Green Recovery: The Economic Benefits from Tackling Climate Change (April 15, 2021)
• The 2021 UN ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development (April 12, 2021)
• Fostering a Fair Recovery (April 7, 2021)
• Giving People a Fair Shot—Policies to Secure the Recovery (March 30, 2021)
• Global Economy 2021: Prospects and Challenges (March 20, 2021)
• Solidarity and Cooperation: Europe’s Response to the Crisis (February 22, 2021)

FCDO/IMF Project

The IMF has partnered with the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) to study critical macroeconomic policy issues in low-income countries to promote sustainable and inclusive growth in low-income countries.

Factsheets

• IMF Support for Low-Income Countries
• IMF and the Sustainable Development Goals
• Poverty Reduction Strategy in IMF-supported Programs
• Debt Relief Under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries
• Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust

Related Links

• Compact with Africa website
• FCDO Newsletter
• IMF Africa Facebook
• Understanding Debt: A Better Tool for Low-Income Countries
• United Nations SDGs website

Contact Information

For more information, contact:

SPRLIConline@imf.org