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Written question asked by Tom Cox (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 December 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 17 December 1998. It was answered by Patricia Hewitt (Labour) on Thursday, 17 December 1998 on behalf of the Treasury.

Treasury

Question
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the debt burden of each of the 10 poorest countries in the world. - Inc table.
Answer

Mr. Cox: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the debt burden of each of the 10 poorest countries in the world. [63338] Ms Hewitt: World Bank data in its 1998-99 World Development Report show the following external debt burdens for the 10 poorest countries: $ billion _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Country External debt Mozambique 5.8 Ethiopia 10.0 Democratic Republic Congo 12.8 Burundi 1.1 Sierra Leone 1.1 Niger 1.5 Tanzania 7.4 Rwanda 1.0 Nepal 2.4 Malawi 2.3 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The accuracy of these data should be treated with caution due to the poor data collection and reporting mechanisms of many poor countries.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
63338; 322 c757W
Session
1998-99
Subjects
Debts Developing countries