§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list by country the total sums involved in claims covered by signed bilateral rescheduling agreements with Export Credits Guarantee Department as at 31 March 1989 and 31 March 1990.
§ Mr. LeighIt is not the practice of this or previous Governments to disclose the amounts of debt rescheduled bilaterally by the Export Credits Guarantee Department on a country-by-country basis.
Figures for ECGD's debt restructuring on a regional basis are as follows:
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Amounts outstanding under signed bilateral agreements £ million Region 31 March 1989 1990 CENTRAL AMERICA Countries involved: Costa Rica, Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago 113.44 121.74 SOUTH AMERICA Countries involved: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru 483.29 801.82
Region 31 March 1989 1990 EUROPE Countries involved: Poland, Romania, Turkey, Yugoslavia 1,402.05 1,383.44 AFRICA Countries involved: Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Republic, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zaire, Zambia 2,121.97 2,928.46 ASIA Countries involved: Indonesia, Philippines 51.77 67.78