New approaches to debt relief and debt sustainability in LDCs

New approaches to debt relief and debt sustainability in LDCs
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Sustainable Development Goals: SDG #8: Decent work and economic growth

CDP Background Paper No. 5

By Olav Bjerkholt

The aim of this paper is to summarize for discussion purposes arguments related to the debt crisis of poor developing countries and the attempts to cope with it through the HIPC Initiative.