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1	Debt Relief for the Poorest: An Evaluation Update of the HIPC Initiative Victoria Elliott Shonar Lala World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings - Policy Dialogue with Civil Society April 22, 2006
2	Builds on findings of IEG’s 2003 evaluation
3	HIPC Initiative’s objectives remain largely unchanged
4	Debt relief has been additional
5	… so HIPC countries get a larger share of aid
6	Projections in DSAs less optimistic than before… but still exceed recent actuals
7	Debt ratios have regressed for many HIPC beneficiaries
8	Why have post-completion point countries’ debt ratios risen?
9	HIPC beneficiaries continue to be vulnerable
10	Post-completion point countries still score highest on key policy ratings
11	HIPCs not yet at decision point have the worst governance of all low-income countries
12	Spending on education has increased in five countries
13	Modest progress on MDGs in 18 post-completion point countries
14	Summary