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China and G20 clash again over Africa's debt, this time about cancellation

G20 countries are preparing to extend for a second time the Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI) they established last year. But behind the scenes, China and the West are already at loggerheads over what comes next, namely debt cancellations. [...]
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The Paris summit on investing in Africa, which will largely focus on debt, and the World Bank and IMF spring meetings will take place in quick succession in the coming months. To prepare for these major gatherings, the IMF and G20 countries have started to tackle the thorny issue of debt reduction, a frequent source of disagreement with China.

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