Rethinking and Reforming the IMF

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Declaring a Hollow Victory on SDRs Would Further Undermine G20 Credibility
Mark Plant
May 23, 2023
In November 2021, the G20 pledged to recycle $100 billion of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) from advanced economies to more vulnerable countries. While these countries jumped on the moment to offer public promises, they've been slower to deliver on those financial commitments. But it is likely that a...
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What We Saw at the 2023 Spring Meetings
Charles Kenny et al.
April 20, 2023
Last week, leaders from around the world gathered in Washington, DC to discuss the global economic situation, a looming debt crisis, and the future of the international financial institutions. Here are some of CGD experts' takeaways on the highs and lows.
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A Growing Financial Hole Risks Sinking the PRGT
David Andrews
March 10, 2023
In a recent piece with my colleague Mark Plant, I highlighted the financial pressures facing the IMF’s Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust (PRGT). The surge in PRGT lending during the pandemic and the continued high level of lending since then provided essential support to low-income countries (LICs)...
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Funding Hybrid Capital at the AfDB Is the Best Deal for SDR Donors
Mark Plant
March 09, 2023
Many advanced-economy countries are looking for ways to recycle their excess Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) to support more vulnerable countries whose economies are being buffeted by the economic aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The G20 has pledged $100 billion ...