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World Bank board backs changes to debt sustainability framework for poor countries

By Thomson Reuters Sep 21, 2026 | 10:08 AM

WASHINGTON, Sept 21 (Reuters) – The World Bank’s executive ​board has ‌approved proposed reforms of the bank’s joint framework with ‌the ​International ⁠Monetary Fund for ⁠evaluating the debt of low-income countries to reflect ​a more complex and ⁠riskier environment, ⁠the bank ​said on Monday.

A ​joint IMF-World Bank review ‌of the framework, the first since 2017, ⁠recommended changes in several areas, including better ⁠analysis ‌of domestic ⁠debt and ​broadening ‌the analysis of ​long-term ⁠development challenges, including climate change.

(Reporting by Andrea Shalal, Editing by Nick ​Zieminski)