HC Deb 21 June 1999 vol 333 cc274-5W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will list the countries included in the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative. [87291]

Clare Short

The list of countries eligible for the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) debt Initiative was agreed by the international community in 1996, and identified the 40 poorest, most indebted countries. However, others may be included in HIPC if a good case can be made. For example, Malawi will now be considered for HIPC debt relief. Being on the list, however, entitles a country only to be considered for HIPC debt relief. Countries which are not part of HIPC can still obtain debt relief from official bilateral creditors who form the Paris club.

  • Angola
  • Benin
  • Bolivia
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burma
  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Congo
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Ethiopia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Guyana
  • Honduras
  • Kenya
  • Laos
  • Liberia
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Mozambique
  • Nicaragua
    • 275
  • Niger
  • Rwanda
  • Sao Tome Principe
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia
  • Sudan
  • Tanzania
  • Togo
  • Uganda
  • Vietnam
  • Yemen
  • Zambia.

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