Multilateral lenders have long understood the importance of debt relief to poverty reduction. Indeed, the joint IMF-World Bank Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative was launched in 1996 to coordinate efforts by multilateral organizations and governments to reduce poor countries’ debt burdens to sustainable levels.
多边贷款方长久以来理解债务减免对于减少贫困的重要性。实际上，国际货币基金组织和世界银行于1996年联合发起重债负贫穷国减债计划（HIPC）来协调多边组织以及各国政府将穷国债务负担减少到可持续水平。目前为止，成果是令人鼓舞的。