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World Bank chief welcomes G20 progress on debt relief
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IANS | 23 Nov, 2020
World Bank Group President David Malpass said that he was very pleased
to see the progress the G20 group of countries has made on debt
transparency and debt relief.
"These are important, positive
steps for development, and I've been glad to see constructive responses
from major creditors," Malpass said in remarks to the 12th G20 summit
hosted by Saudi Arabia via video conference on Saturday.
The G20
endorsed the Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI) in April to help
the poorest countries in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The DSSI was extended in October by six more months.
Last
week, G20 Finance Ministers and central bank governors pledged to
commit to the DSSI in close coordination, saying that maximum support
would be provided for DSSI-eligible countries.
Chinese President
Xi Jinping on Saturday said that the country supports a G20 decision on
the extension of the DSSI, and will continue to fully implement it along
with other parties.
"President Xi's commitments and last week's announcements are helpful and welcome," Malpass said at the virtual summit.
"Debt
reduction and transparency will enable productive investment, a key to
achieving an earlier, stronger and more lasting recovery," said the
World Bank chief, adding that "more needs to be done."
Malpass
noted that the debt challenges are becoming more frequent, including in
Chad, Angola, Ethiopia and Zambia where, in the absence of more
permanent debt relief, "the poverty outlook remains bleak".
"We
need to guard against doing too little now, and then suffering
disorderly defaults and repeated debt restructurings as in the 1980s,"
he said.
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