Reprofiling is a euphemism for debt restructuring, which allows countries to borrow from existing creditors for longer periods and at lower interest rates than they would be able to do on the open market. Although it is far from clear how easily the IMF could hold the line against hard-bargaining creditors, the new policy, if adopted, would toughen the Fund’s approach to cases where it finds itself repeatedly throwing good money after bad.
重估是债务重组的委婉说法，它让各国以更长期限、更低利率从现有债权人处借钱，债务国在公开市场上无法获得这样的条件。对于在谈判中态度强硬的债权人，国际货币基金组织是否可以自如地坚持原则还远未可知，但这一新政策如果被采用，将会收紧国际货币基金组织对一再事倍功半的国家的态度。