Publications

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Open Letter to the International Monetary Fund Board of Directors on the Need for Significant Reform of the Rate of Charge and Surcharge Policies

This Friday October 11, 2024, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected to announce reforms to its policy on charges and especially surcharges, which levies extra fees on countries whose debts have surpassed certain size and time thresholds. We the undersigned urge the IMF to meaningfully reform its policies, especially on surcharges.

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Reforming the IMF Surcharge Rate Policy to Avoid Procyclical Lending

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) levies ‘surcharges’ or extra fees on member countries that either draw “substantial” amounts of IMF credit to mitigate balance of payments constraints, or that maintain their credit exposure with the institution for sufficiently long periods of time.

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The Practice of Sovereign Debt Sustainability Analysis

Debt Sustainability Analyses (DSAs) have major implications for debt negotiations. The outcomes of these negotiations have distributional consequences between the debtor and its creditors on the one hand, and amongst creditors on the other hand.

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Financing international public goods: The role of MDBs and development assistance

One of the major issues in the global agenda in 2023 has been how to accelerate the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the fight against climate change.

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