The Italian G20 Presidency welcomes 1st meeting for a debt treatment for Chad
April 16th, 2021
On Thursday, April 15th, a key milestone was reached on the road towards the implementation of the Common Framework for Debt Treatment beyond the DSSI, endorsed by the G20 and the Paris Club, with the 1st meeting for a debt treatment for Chad. As Presidency of the G20, Italy welcomes this important development, which offers concrete evidence of the G20’s commitment to implement the Common Framework as part of its support towards the most vulnerable countries.
The Presidency is pleased to share the statement released by China, France, India and Saudi Arabia to mark the occasion.
1st meeting for a debt treatment for Chad under the Common Framework for Debt Treatments beyond the DSSI
Statement
Following the G20 endorsement of the “Common Framework for Debt Treatments beyond the DSSI” under the Saudi G20 Presidency last November, which was also endorsed by the Paris Club, the Chadian authorities have submitted a formal request for a debt treatment to its G20 and Paris Club creditors.
All G20 and Paris Club creditors with claims on Chad have formally formed a creditor committee, co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia, to discuss the Chadian authorities’ request. Its first meeting was held, through videoconference, on 15 April 2021.
The IMF and World Bank staff representatives had the opportunity to present the macroeconomic outlook and debt vulnerabilities currently faced by Chad.
Consistent with their national laws and internal procedures, China, France, India and Saudi Arabia are committed to implement the Common Framework in a coordinated manner to respond to the formal request of the Chadian authorities.
As outlined in the Common Framework, we stressed the importance for private creditors and other official bilateral creditors of Chad to providing debt treatments under the Common Framework on terms at least as favorable, in line with the comparability of the treatment principle.