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Debt relief decision postponed

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    A decision by the IMF and World Bank on whether Zambia has qualified for debt relief under the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) scheme has been delayed to next week, Zambian Finance Minister Katele Kalumba said on Wednesday. “The date for the announcement has been put back to Monday. That’s when the boards of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank will now meet on our case,” he said, without giving an explanation for the delay. The decision, originally expected on Wednesday, will now be announced on 27 November, Kalumba said. Zambia has asked for the maximum debt relief of us $2.83 billion it can obtain under the arrangement, saying it faces sharply increased debt service costs in the next five years, Reuters reported.

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