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Don’t Bank on an IDB Capital Increase: Why Shareholders Should Carefully Weigh their Bets

Clemence Landers
and
Karen Mathiasen
August 06, 2020
CGD colleagues raised questions and concerns at the time of the announcement. In weighing his possibly presidency, an especially salient question becomes: can Claver-Carone deliver a general capital increase (GCI)?
CGD NOTE

Restructuring Sovereign Debt to Private Creditors in Poor Countries: What’s Broken?
Nancy Lee
August 05, 2020
Two out of five low-income countries were in the grips of, or moving rapidly toward, unsustainable debt levels before the global pandemic. But the economic, financial, and fiscal effects of the pandemic have brought the day of reckoning for many countries much closer. The global financial commu...
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Exploring the Feasibility of Medium-Term Revenue Strategies in Developing Countries
Sanjeev Gupta
and
Peter Mullins
July 31, 2020
Many developing countries are pursuing domestic revenue mobilization (DRM) initiatives, which is critical for them to finance the spending necessary to enable sustainable development. The need for DRM has now taken on greater urgency given the fiscal implications of the COVID-19 crisis.
POLICY PAPER

Medium-Term Revenue Strategies: Are They Realistic for Developing Countries?
Peter Mullins
July 31, 2020
Domestic revenue mobilization (DRM) is critical for developing countries to finance the spending necessary to enable sustainable development.