Fiscal Sustainability in African HIPC Countries: A Policy Dilemma?
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WP; exchange rate; Debt sustainability; HIPC Initiative; concessional financing; GDP ratio; HIPC completion point; sustainability threshold; debt level; debt ratio; debt-sustainability target; debt problem; creating flow; Fiscal stance; Exchange rate adjustments; Sub-Saharan Africa;All these keywords.
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