BURKINA FASO
Debt Treatment
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October 24, 2000
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Supporting aggreements with the international institutions
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IMF program supported by an Arrangement under the Poverty Reduction Growth Facility (PRGF)
approved on
September 10, 1999
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letter of intent
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Decision Point document for the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative
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HIPC Initiative
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Decision point
reached on
July 10, 2000
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Total external debt of the country
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$48 million
of which being due to the Paris Club as of
July 11, 2000
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Amounts treated
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$1 million
,
of which
$1 million
being canceled
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Categories of debts treated
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treatment of maturities falling due from
July 11, 2000
up to
December 31, 2001
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Repayment profile
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treatment under
Cologne terms
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repayment of non ODA credits over
23
years
,
with
6
years of grace
, after cancellation to a rate of
90%
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repayment of ODA credits over
40
years
with
16
years of grace
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Specific provisions
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good will clause
Given the decision by Paris Club Creditors to contribute to the exceptional assistance in favor of Burkina Faso under the enhanced Debt Initiative for the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC), the Participating Creditor Countries declare their readiness in principle to hold at completion point a meeting designed to examine the question of Burkina Faso's outstanding debt stock and to make the necessary effort, in favor of Burkina Faso to reach the objective of its debt sustainability in the context of an equitable burden sharing among creditors, provided that :
- Burkina Faso maintains satisfactory relations with participating Creditor Countries, fully implements all the agreements signed with them and maintains a sound adjustment track record ;
- the Boards of the International Monetary Fund and the International Development Association decide that Burkina Faso has reached its completion point under the enhanced Debt Initiative for the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries.
de minimis threshold of
100 000
SDR
payment of non-consolidated amounts before
October 30, 2000
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Comparability of treatment provision
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In order to secure comparable treatment of its debt due to all its external public or private creditors, the Government of Burkina Faso commits itself to seek from all its external creditors debt reduction and reorganisation arrangements on terms comparable in net present value to those set forth in the present Agreed Minute for credits of comparable maturity. Comparability of treatment for debt reduction in net present value is assessed not only on the basis of the reduction in the face value of the debt but also on the terms of repayment of the debts not cancelled.
Consequently, the Government of Burkina Faso commits itself to accord all categories of creditors -and in particular creditor countries not participating in the present Agreed Minute, commercial banks and suppliers- a treatment not more favorable than that accorded to the Participating Creditor Countries for credits of comparable maturity and legal nature.
For the purpose of the comparison between the arrangements concluded by the Government of Burkina Faso with its creditors not listed in the present Agreed Minute on the one hand, and with the Participating Creditor Countries on the other hand, all relevant elements will be taken into account, including the exposure of the creditors not listed in the present Agreed Minute, the level of cash payments received by those creditors from the Government of Burkina Faso as compared to their share in the Burkina Faso's external debt, the nature and characteristics of all treatment applied, including debt buy backs, and all characteristics of the reorganised claims and in particular their repayment terms whatever forms they take, and in general the financial relations between the Government of Burkina Faso and the creditors not listed in the present Agreed Minute.
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Organisation of the session
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Participating creditors
FRANCE
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ITALY
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NETHERLANDS
,
SPAIN
Observers
AUSTRALIA
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AUSTRIA
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BELGIUM
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CANADA
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DENMARK
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FINLAND
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GERMANY
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JAPAN
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NORWAY
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RUSSIAN FEDERATION
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SWEDEN
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SWITZERLAND
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UNITED KINGDOM
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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IMF
,
World Bank
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