http://www.clubdeparis.org/en/
interesting look at the world of international debt...
topical with their announcement that they are going to freeze for a year the debts of some of the countries affected by the south asian tsunami
for all that its going to cost these countries long term - maybe it would have been better to cancel the debt for a year alltogether - as they recently did to a lot of iraqs debt.
more interesting - a program called the HIPC initiative - a program to help countries with a debt burden beyond all internal and external debt repayment capabilites - countries that the imf and world bank have given up on.... http://www.clubdeparis.org/en/presentati...CH=B04WP04 ... and the countries being considered for the program: http://www.clubdeparis.org/en/presentati...CH=B06WP11
interesting look at the world of international debt...
topical with their announcement that they are going to freeze for a year the debts of some of the countries affected by the south asian tsunami
for all that its going to cost these countries long term - maybe it would have been better to cancel the debt for a year alltogether - as they recently did to a lot of iraqs debt.
more interesting - a program called the HIPC initiative - a program to help countries with a debt burden beyond all internal and external debt repayment capabilites - countries that the imf and world bank have given up on.... http://www.clubdeparis.org/en/presentati...CH=B04WP04 ... and the countries being considered for the program: http://www.clubdeparis.org/en/presentati...CH=B06WP11