Beyond Crises: The future of Special Drawing Rights as a source of development and climate finance
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Jacobs, DidierPublication date
2024-06-13Subject
Economics
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Oxfam InternationalDocument type
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The allocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) during the COVID-19 pandemic has generated considerable interest in using SDRs as a tool for development and climate finance. This policy brief argues that the monetary logic that underpins SDRs justifies regular allocations of at least $200 billion a year, and more than doubling the share of low-and middle-income countries. Once allocated, governments can use SDRs in multiple ways, including to fund some development or climate projects. The brief also discusses reforms to deepen the SDR system in the interest of all countries.