Caribbean National Weekly

Belize PM in US for talks with creditors

By Andrew Karim··1 min read
Belize PM in US for talks with creditors
Key Points(3)
  • Prime Minister, Dean Barrow, has travelled to the United States to meet with Belize’s legal and financial team involved in the negotiations to restructure the so-called “Superbond.” A brief statement gave no further details except to say that he is due to return to Belize on Saturday.
  • Last month, the newly formed committee to hold talks with the Belize government on the country’s third restructuring of the so-called Superbond rejected the Barrow administration’s move for further debt relief.
  • The Belize government has said it wanted to conclude negotiations on restructuring the so-called “Super Bond 3.0” of US$530 million ahead of the next interest payment in February this year.

Prime Minister, Dean Barrow, has travelled to the United States to meet with Belize’s legal and financial team involved in the negotiations to restructure the so-called “Superbond.”

A brief statement gave no further details except to say that he is due to return to Belize on Saturday.

Last month, the newly formed committee to hold talks with the Belize government on the country’s third restructuring of the so-called Superbond rejected the Barrow administration’s move for further debt relief.

The Belize government has said it wanted to conclude negotiations on restructuring the so-called “Super Bond 3.0” of US$530 million ahead of the next interest payment in February this year.

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