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Angola Gets a Brief Debt Repayment Holiday From Wealthy Creditors, but Still No Word on What China’s Going To Do

by Eric Olander

The Paris Club of wealthy creditor states announced a breakthrough in debt repayment talks with Angola, providing Luanda debt service relief through the end of the year.

According to a statement published by the Paris Club on Monday, the agreement will be retroactive to May 1st.

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