PARIS, Oct 9 (Reuters) – A consensus is emerging among G20 nations to extend a debt-payment freeze next week for poor countries for an additional six months, a French finance ministry source said on Friday. Members of the Group of 20 economic powers and the Paris Club of creditor nations […]
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G7 finance heads seen backing extension of debt freeze for poorest nations – sources
By Andrea Shalal and Leika Kihara WASHINGTON/TOKYO, Sept 25 (Reuters) – G7 finance ministers are expected on Friday to signal their support for extending a debt relief programme aimed at helping the poorest countries weather the coronavirus pandemic, three sources briefed on the issue said. The ministers of the Group […]
G7 ministers back extension of debt freeze for poorest nations; urge reforms
WASHINGTON/TOKYO/PARIS (Reuters) – G7 finance ministers on Friday backed an extension of a G20 temporary freeze in debt payments and recognized the need for broad debt relief in the future, while taking aim at G20 member China over a lack of transparency in its lending. FILE PHOTO: Japan’s newly-appointed Finance […]