G7 nations pledge debt relief for quake-hit Haiti

Mon Feb 8, 2010

BBC News

The world's leading industrialised nations have pledged to write off the debts that Haiti owes them, following a devastating earthquake last month.

Canada's finance minister announced at a summit in Iqaluit, northern Canada, that Group of Seven countries planned to cancel Haiti's bilateral debts.

Jim Flaherty said he would encourage international lenders to do the same.

Full Story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8502567.stm

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