Glossary
Terms of reference
When there are only a few creditors concerned in a debt treatment, the Paris Club agreement is not an Agreed Minute, but "terms of reference". The terms of the treatment are defined through an exchange of letters between the President of the Paris Club and the government of the debtor country.
Topping-up
In a subsequent debt reduction, granting more debt reduction on debt previously reduced under a Paris Club agreement to provide even further debt relief (e.g., when increasing the cancellation level from 33.33% of Toronto terms to 67% of Naples terms).