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Nov. 16, 2020, 3:36 PM UTC

Zambia Says Exim Bank China Agrees to $110 Million Debt Relief

Matthew Hill
Matthew Hill
Bloomberg News
Taonga Clifford Mitimingi
Taonga Clifford Mitimingi
Bloomberg News

The Export-Import Bank of China is suspending the payment of all interest and principal on sovereign loans amounting to $110 million that was due between May 1 and Dec. 31, Zambia’s finance ministry says in statement.

  • “Reaching this agreement is an important milestone for Zambia as it undertakes steps to ensure broad-based debt relief and equal treatment of creditors in its debt relief efforts”
  • NOTE: Zambia missed an interest payment on its 2024 Eurobonds last week and bondholders demanded more information on Zambia’s debts to Chinese lenders
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