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Is Ghana one of the world’s heavily indebted poor countries?

The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank’s Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative aims to ensure that “no poor country faces a debt burden it cannot manage”.

Of the 42 countries on the list, 34 are in Africa – including Ghana.

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