Togo has qualified for over $1.8 billion of debt relief—equivalent to 80 percent of its external debt. The IMF created the "HIPC" Initiative, designed to release the poorest nations from the cycle of endless interest payments on unsustainable debt.
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Bruce Edwards produces the IMF podcast program. He's an award-winning audio producer and journalist who's covered armed conflicts, social unrest, and natural disasters from all corners of the world. He believes economists have an important role in solving the world's problems and aspires to showcase their research in every IMF podcast.
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