• the partial or total forgiveness of debt
• the slowing or stopping of debt growth

The debt can be owned by:

• individuals
• corporations
• nations

Resources on Debt Relief

Websites:

• Debt Relief International (DRI) HIPC CBP
  
• Debt Relief Under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative - IMF Factsheet
  
• Debt Relief - Wikipedia
  

Books:

• Debt relief for the poorest countries
  
• Debt relief: what do the markets think?
  
• Debt relief: an aid to recovery
  
• The impact of international debt relief