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CDB creates new avenue for C’bean countries to access loans
from Kaieteur News
by GxMedia
...accorded Prescribed Holder Status for IMF Special Drawing Rights
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has been designated a prescribed holder of Special Drawings Rights (SDRs), by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
SDRs are an international reserveassetcreatedbytheIMFto help meet the long-term global need to supplement reserves Prescribed holders can use SDRs for loans, swaps, pledges, in exchange for currency, or for settlement of financial obligations, among other purposes,theCDBsaidinapress release.
The designation affords CDB an additional avenue to pursue funding for sustainable development solutions for the Caribbean.Thisisinkeepingwith theBank’sobjectiveofincreasing accesstoadequateandaffordable financeforitsBorrowingMember Countries(BMCs).
President of the CDB, Dr Hyginus “Gene” Leon said,
“Recognising the extensive resources required for financing development in the Caribbean, CDB has sought to significantly expand the sources of funding available for our BMCs, and through this designation from the IMF, we now have additional optionsforbuildingoutafinancial ecosystem to meet the varied needsacrosstheRegion.”
He added, “The CDB is also advocating for developed countries to re-allocate a percentage of their excess SDR holdings to finance development in regions like the Caribbean where countries are facing an uphill task trying to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and securing financing climate action.
As the region’s Multi-Lateral Development Bank, we are uniquely positioned to marshal finance for these, and other objectivesandwelookforwardto progressonthesematters.
