Report
An Economic Analysis of Debt‑for‑Climate Swaps
This paper examines the economic case for debt-for-climate swaps: partial debt relief in return for climate investment/policies by the debtor country
- Publishing date
- 04 July 2023
- Publication name
- IMF Economic Review
- Publication date
- 04 July 2023
- Language
- English
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