Article: Senegal to receive around US$800 million in debt service relief -- IMF and World Bank support debt relief under the enhanced HIPC Initiative.

M2 PRESSWIRE-26 June 2000-IMF: Senegal to receive around US$800 million in debt service relief -- IMF and World Bank support debt relief under the enhanced HIPC Initiative (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group's International Development Association (IDA) agreed to support a comprehensive debt reduction package for Senegal under the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative. Total relief from all of Senegal's creditors is worth around US$800 million. This is equivalent to about $450 million in net present value (NPV) terms, or approximately 18 percent of ...

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