... Policies7 Debt Indicator Strong Medium Poor NPV of debt/ GDP 60 45 30 NPV of debt/ Exports 300 200 100 7 Ibid footnote 2. DEBT SUSTAINABILITY FRAMEWORK FOR LOW INCOME COUNTRIES: POLICY AND RESOURCE ... 19 in Debt Sustainability in Low Income Countries” by Mark Allen and Gobind Nankani, World Bank and IMF, February 2004. bands, 10 percent above and below the thresholds, are selected for this ... permits a higher threshold for debt though at the risk of future debt distress. Thus the probability of debt distress and the debt thresholds for the chosen indicators are policy decisions that need...