World Bank Chief Says Zimbabwe Needs G-20 Help to Exit Debt Trap

World Bank Chief Says Zimbabwe Needs G-20 Help to Exit Debt Trap

Zimbabwe’s best chance of exiting a 25-year debt default is to engage the Group of 20 nations to help formulate a solution and stop trying to work its way out of the quagmire itself, World Bank President Ajay Banga said.

World Bank chief says Zimbabwe needs G20 help to exit debt trap

Zimbabwe’s best chance of exiting a 25-year debt default is to engage the Group of 20 nations to help formulate a solution and stop trying to work its way out of the quagmire itself, World Bank President Ajay Banga said. The southern African country owes the World Bank and other creditors a total of $21-billion and has tried numerous unsuccessful strategies to restore its access to global capital markets. Those ranged from attempting to repay it…