G20 extends debt payments freeze for six months
World Bank leader sees rising risk of disorderly defaults
14 October 2020 - 20:08
Brussels/Berling/Washington — Financial leaders from the G20 major economies on Wednesday underscored the urgent need to bring the spread of the coronavirus pandemic under control, and agreed to extend a freeze in low-income countries' debt payments by six months.
In a lengthy communique, G20 finance ministers and central bank governors vowed to “do whatever it takes” to support the global economy and financial stability...
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