Possibility to conduct debt swaps
On a voluntary and bilateral basis, the Government of each Participating Creditor Country or its appropriate institutions may sell or exchange, in the framework of debt for nature, debt for aid, debt for equity swaps or other local debt swaps:
(i) ODA loans;
(ii) amounts of outstanding credits, loans and consolidations on debts [treated in the present Agreed Minute] other than official development aid loans, up to 20% of the amounts of outstanding credits as of December 31, 1991 or up to an amount of 20 million SDR, whichever is higher.
Participating creditor countries and the Republic of Ecuador will inform semi-annually the Secretariat of the Paris Club, who will inform other Creditors, of the debt swap agreements they have implemented. All elements necessary to evaluate the operation, its impact on the Republic of Ecuador's economy and on the evolution of creditor's exposure will be transmitted to the Secretariat, including : its nature and purpose ; the parties to the debt swap ; the amount, type and value of the debt treated ; the price of sale to investors and the expense of the Republic of Ecuador.
Entry-into-force provision
The provisions of the present Agreed Minute will come into force provided the International Monetary Fund has approved the second review of the program supported by the stand-by arrangement approved on April 19, 2000.
Agreement implemented on May 25, 2001
Good will clause
If the Government of the Republic of Ecuador implements fully the present Agreed Minute, maintains satisfactory relations with Participating Creditor Countries and International Monetary Fund, and successfully completes the current stand-by with the International Monetary Fund approved on April 19, 2000 under the stand-by arrangement, and has an appropriate follow-on arrangement with the International Monetary Fund, the representatives of the Participating Creditor Countries agreed in principle to consider further restructuring of Ecuador's debt falling due after April 30, 2001.
De minimis threshold of 1 000 000 SDR
Payment of non-consolidated amounts before December 31, 2000