Download or read book Strengthening the Fund's Ability to Assist Low-Income Countries Meet Balance of Payments Needs Arising from Sudden and Exogenous Shocks written by International Monetary Fund. Policy Development and Review Dept. and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2005-10-06 with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the Executive Board discussion on the role of the Fund in low-income countries, Directors requested proposals to address the absence of concessional instruments other than the PRGF in the Fund's financial assistance to low-income members facing exogenous shocks. Against this background, this paper analyses the main issues in designing such a window within the PRGF Trust.