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6.2 Debt - Tajikistan
Source: IMF.
The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in October
expressed concern about Tajikistan’s substantial foreign debt, the great
bulk of which is owed to China. The panel put questions to a delegation
of Tajik officials. It heard that Tajikistan’s foreign debt amounted to
$3.3bn, with 60% of that ($1.98bn) owed to the Export-Import Bank of
China for a series of infrastructure projects. The debt has more than
doubled in the past decade and surpasses 40% of GDP.
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