Enhanced HIPC Initiative, Committed Debt Relief and Outlook, Status as of September 7, 2000

Enhanced HIPC Initiative Committed Debt Relief and Outlook Status as of September 7, 2000 (in million of US$)
	Debt relief						*Comments*
	NPV Reduction			Nominal Debt Service Relief
Country	Original HIPC 1/	Enhanced HIPC	Total	Original HIPC 1/	Enhanced HIPC	Total

	COUNTRIES THAT HAVE REACHED THEIR DECISION POINTS (10)
TOTAL	2,868	6,291	9,159	5,730	10,460	16,190
Benin	...	265	265	...	460	460	Approved	Jul.00
Bolivia	448	854	1302	760	1300	2060	Approved	Jan.00
Burkina Faso	229	169	398	400	300	700	Approved	Jun.00
Honduras	...	556	556	...	900	900	Approved	Jul.00
Mali	128	401	529	220	650	870	Approved	Sep.00
Mauritania	...	622	622	...	1100	1100	Approved	Jan.00
Mozambique	1716	254	1970	3700	600	4300	Approved	Apr.00
Senegal	...	488	488	...	850	850	Approved	Jun.00
Tanzania	...	2026	2026	...	3000	3000	Approved	Apr.00
Uganda	347	656	1003	650	1300	1950	Approved	Jan.00

	COUNTRIES WITH TARGET DECISION POINTS IN 2000 (10) 2/
Cameroon 3/	…	1466	1466	...	2700	2700	Reviewed	Jun.00
Chad 3/	…	157	157	...	250	250	Reviewed	Jul.00
The Gambia	…	…	…	…	…	…
Guinea 3/	…	638	638	...	1150	1150	Reviewed	Dec.99
Guinea-Bissau	…	…	…	…	…	…
Guyana	256	…	256	410	…	410	Approved 1/	Dec. 97
Malawi 3/	…	629	629	...	1100	1100	Reviewed	Aug. 00
Nicaragua 3/	…	2507	2507	...	5000	5000	Reviewed	Sep.99
Rwanda 3/	…	445	445	...	800	800	Reviewed	Aug. 00
Zambia 3/	…	2468	2468	...	4000	4000	Reviewed	Aug. 00

	COUNTRIES TO BE CONSIDERED POST 2000 (15)
*Possible Early Cases (5)*
Cote d'Ivoire	345	…	345	800	…	800	Approved 1/	Mar. 98
Ethiopia	…	…	…	…	…	…
Madagascar	…	…	…	…	…	…
Niger	…	…	…	…	…	…
São Tomé and Príncipe	…	…	…	…	…	…

*Others (10)*
Burundi	…	…	…	…	…	…
Central African Republic	…	…	…	…	…	…
Congo, Dem. Rep. of	…	…	…	…	…	…
Congo, Rep. of	…	…	…	…	…	…
Liberia	…	…	…	…	…	…
Myanmar	…	…	…	…	…	…
Sierra Leone	…	…	…	…	…	…
Somalia	…	…	…	…	…	…
Sudan	…	…	…	…	…	…
Togo	…	…	…	…	…	…

	AT REQUEST OF GOVERNMENT NOT SEEKING HIPC DEBT RELIEF (2)
Ghana	…	…	…	…	…	…
Lao PDR	…	…	…	…	…	…

Memorandum:
	DEBT RELIEF COMMITTED UNDER ORIGINAL AND ENHANCED HIPC 4/
	3,469	6,291	9,760	6,940	10,460	17,400

1/ Approved debt relief under the original framework. 2/ Work under way in partnership with government, other creditors, and donors towards the goal of bringing as many countries as possible to their decision points within a framework of sound policies which ensure debt relief is effectively used for poverty reduction. Bank and Fund staff are committed to do everything possible to have debt relief packages in place for 20 countries by the end of 2000. 3/ Countries for which the Boards of the World Bank and IMF have reviewed the preliminary HIPC documents. 4/ Countries that have reached their decision points under the enhanced HIPC framework through early September, 2000 and Cote d'Ivoire and Guyana which had reached their decision points under the original framework earlier. Note: NPV means net present value. Source: World Bank and IMF staff estimates.