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Britain's Treasury chief expects agreement on debt freeze

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From: AP Worldstream
Date: 20050104
Author:ROBERT BARR, Associated Press Writer

ROBERT BARR, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
01-04-2005
Dateline: LONDON
The world's richest nations are likely to agree to freeze debt repayments for countries devastated by the Indian Ocean tsunami, and some countries may have all or part of their debt written off, Britain's treasury chief said Tuesday.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown said members of the G-8 were lining up behind a plan, first proposed by German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, to make debt relief part of the disaster response.

In an interview with British Broadcasting Corp. radio, Brown said a repayment freeze ...

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