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From: To: [email protected] Subject: Date: Thu. 24 Feb 2011 18:02:35 +0000 Interesting article today about Bulgaria and fancy accounting as we discussed yesterday. Bulgaria cancels 77 percent of Zambia's debt dating from communism (La Bulgarie annule 77% de la dette de la Zambie, datant du communism) By Staff Agence France Press February 24, 2011 • On Wednesday, the Bulgarian government announced the cancellation of 77% of Zambia's debt dating from communist times. The country now only has to pay 1.37 million euro. • Approximately 6.29 million dollars of debt relief can now be considered as official development aid. • In the last two years, the Bulgarian government has cancelled the debts of Iraq and Syria. EFTA00696643