BURKINA FASO  Debt treatment -      June 20, 2002

Total external debt of the country

$1,431 million as of December 31, 2001

$62 million of which being due to Paris Club as of June 1, 2002

Amounts treated

$36 million of which $35 million being cancelled, of which $1 million being rescheduled

Accorded treatment

Completion point reached on April 11, 2002

Categories of debt treated

Treatment of arrears as of June 1, 2002

Treatment of the stock as of June 1, 2002

Repayment profile

Treatment under HIPC Initiative Exit terms

Specific provisions

Payment of non-consolidated amounts before December 31, 2002

Comparability of treatment provision

yes

Cut-off date

January 1, 1991

Organisation of the session

The meeting was chaired by Mr. Ambroise FAYOLLE, Vice-Chairman of the Paris Club.

The head of the debtor country's delegation was Mr. Jean Baptiste M.P. COMPAORE, Minister of Finance and Budget.

Participating creditors
  • AUSTRIA
  • FRANCE
  • ITALY
  • NETHERLANDS
  • RUSSIAN FEDERATION
  • SPAIN
  • UNITED KINGDOM
Observers
  • BELGIUM
  • CANADA
  • GERMANY
  • JAPAN
  • UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  • IMF
  • OECD
  • UNCTAD
  • World Bank