africa: the Real Progress Report on HIPC

The Real Progress Report on HIPC, launched just in advance of the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings in Dubai, provides policy makers, politicians, NGOs, campaigners and debtor governments with real information about the progress of the HIPC initiative. Intended as a shadow version of the official HIPC Status of Implementation Report, it answers the questions that the official HIPC reports do not: How much debt has actually been cancelled? Are creditors really sharing the burden of debt relief under the HIPC initiative? Is HIPC debt relief enough to allow countries to meet the Millennium Development Goals? Why is HIPC moving so slowly?