This paper reviews the experience with the fiscal space assessment framework that was piloted during 2017-18. In 2016, staff proposed an operational definition of fiscal space and a new four-stage framework for its assessment. These were discussed informally by the Board in June, and a Board...

This paper evaluates the IMF's policy on the use of quantitative limits on public debt in IMF-supported programs (the 'debt limits policy') and proposes a number of modifications. The review is taking place at a time when many countries are experiencing heightened debt vulnerabilities or actual...