Policy Papers

Staff Guidance Note on Information Sharing in The Context of Sovereign Debt Restructurings

Publication Date:

June 23, 2023

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

The guidance note sets out principles governing information sharing in the context of sovereign debt restructurings. It restates the existing Fund governance and policy guidelines for information sharing to help inform and harmonize practices across Fund country teams. In addition to outlining guiding principles applicable to information sharing, it provides guidance on what level of information can be shared during each stage of the restructuring and program design process and in the surveillance context

Series:

Policy Paper No. 2023/027

Subject:

Asset and liability management Debt restructuring Debt sustainability Debt sustainability analysis External debt Monetary policy Political economy Public debt Sovereign debt restructuring

Frequency:

occasional