南华早报报道。行长David Malpass说,很多国家受到了疫情影响,大家都困难,
World Bank chief calls on China to cancel debt to coronavirus-hit poor countries
Well-capitalised Chinese creditors are adding to woes in Africa and elsewhere, David Malpass says.
No light at the end of the debt tunnel, he says.
The World Bank has added its voice to calls for wealthy nations, including China, to cancel debts to poor countries to help them weather the coronavirus storm, saying efforts so far were important but inadequate.
Addressing an online event hosted by the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management on Monday, World Bank president David Malpass blamed China for debt distress in some countries and accused it of not taking part fully in the Group of 20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI).
Malpass said the wave of debt troubles in Africa and emerging economies elsewhere was the result of “the rapid growth of new official lenders, especially several of China’s well-capitalised creditors”.
“They
World Bank chief calls on China to cancel debt to coronavirus-hit poor countries
Well-capitalised Chinese creditors are adding to woes in Africa and elsewhere, David Malpass says.
No light at the end of the debt tunnel, he says.
The World Bank has added its voice to calls for wealthy nations, including China, to cancel debts to poor countries to help them weather the coronavirus storm, saying efforts so far were important but inadequate.
Addressing an online event hosted by the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management on Monday, World Bank president David Malpass blamed China for debt distress in some countries and accused it of not taking part fully in the Group of 20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI).
Malpass said the wave of debt troubles in Africa and emerging economies elsewhere was the result of “the rapid growth of new official lenders, especially several of China’s well-capitalised creditors”.
“They