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Volume I: Analysis and Summary Tables

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The Overview chapter from Volume I can be accessed in the following languages: Deutsch (117 KB), English (14 KB), Español (15 KB), Français (114 KB), Italiano (29 KB), Português, and Russian (39 KB Word Document).

A more detailed Table of Contents for Volume I is available.

Volume I Cover Page and Table of Contents (6 KB)

Chapter 1 (110 KB) -- A More Difficult International Economic Environment for Developing Countries

Chapter 2(138 KB) -- Flows from International Capital Markets Decline

Chapter 3 (125 KB) -- Foreign Direct Investment Resilient in the Face of Financial Crisis

Chapter 4 (77 KB) -- Aid Declines Despite Progress on Policy Reform in Recipient Countries

Chapter 5 (100 KB) -- Debt Restructuring and Rescue Packages Helped Offset Private Capital Flow Reversals during the Financial Crisis

Debt Reduction Indicators and Country Classifications

Regional Economic Development and Prospects:

• East Asia and Pacific (387 KB)
• Europe and Central Asia (383 KB)
• Latin America and the Caribbean (384 KB)
• Middle East and North Africa (378 KB)
• South Asia (385 KB)
• Sub-Saharan Africa (386 KB)

Summary Tables can be downloaded in their entirety (325 KB).

Volume II: Country Tables

Sample country and country group tables are available here, as well as three cross-country tables on key debt topics.

Explanatory text is also available:

• Country notes (154 KB)
• Sources and definitions (124 KB)
• Volume2-Methodology.pdf (104 KB)