10/17/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/17/2024 08:11
Ethiopia case study.
Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) allocation is a mechanism used by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to provide its member countries with additional reserve assets. SDRs are a type of international currency that can be used to supplement a country's official reserves or for international transactions. Countries could immediately use a new allocation of SDRs for debt relief, to import life-saving necessities, and to support key public services. In many cases, SDRs provide important financial support without being converted to hard currency. They help reduce capital flight balance of payments deficit and fiscal crises. These additional reserves can also lower countries' borrowing costs1 (Centre for Economic Policy Research, 2022).
This research is part of the Capacity for Economic Research and Policy making in Africa (CERPA) programme.
Hussien AA, Ageba G and Abdi AI. 'Leveraging enhanced SDR allocations to finance resilient economic recovery in Ethiopia' 2024
Leveraging enhanced SDR allocations to finance resilient economic recovery in Ethiopia