KYRGYZ REPUBLIC  Debt treatment -      March 7, 2002

Supporting agreements with the international institutions

Programme with the IMF approved on December 6, 2001

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Total external debt of the country

$1,500 million as of December 31, 2000

$451 million of which being due to Paris Club as of November 30, 2001

Amounts treated

Accorded treatment

Restructuring of the external debt

Categories of debt treated

Treatment of maturities falling due from December 6, 2001 up to April 5, 2005

Repayment profile

Treatment under Houston terms

  • repayment of non ODA credits over 20 years, with 5 years of grace
  • repayment of ODA credits over 20 years with 10 years of grace

Specific provisions

Possibility to conduct debt swaps

Good will clause

Phases

  • First phase : From December 6, 2001 up to December 5, 2002, implemented at the signature of the agreement
  • Second phase : From December 6, 2002 up to December 5, 2003, implemented on March 14, 2004
  • Third phase : From December 6, 2003 up to April 05, 2005, implemented on April 5, 2004

De minimis threshold of 250,000 SDR

Payment of non-consolidated amounts before December 1, 2002

Comparability of treatment provision

yes

Cut-off date

August 31, 2001

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. Bolot Abildaev, Minister of Finance.

Participating creditors
  • DENMARK
  • FRANCE
  • GERMANY
  • JAPAN
  • RUSSIAN FEDERATION
  • TURKEY
Observers
  • CANADA
  • ITALY
  • SWITZERLAND
  • UNITED KINGDOM
  • UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  • IMF
  • OECD
  • World Bank