80% of Iraqi debt cut
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Major economic powers agreed on Sunday to write off billions of dollars of debt for Iraq in a deal that marked a significant step in U.S. efforts to help put the Iraqi economy back on its feet.
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The deficit figure of $427 billion includes part of an additional $80 billion that President Bush requested for Iraq.
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The United States, Germany and other G7 nations agreed on Saturday to write off up to 80 percent of Iraq's &#36;120 billion foreign debt in a move that could pave the way for a wider international accord, officials said.
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Germany and the United States have agreed on a proposal to cancel 80 percent or about $33 billion of the debt owed by Iraq to a group of creditor nations known
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Germany's Finance Minister Hans Eichel said Saturday he and U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow had agreed on a proposal to write off as much as 80 percent of Iraq's debt, capping a U.S. push for debt forgiveness.
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Key creditor nations reportedly approve a plan to slash Iraq's debts, as an election date is announced.
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The Spanish government announced here Monday that it will write off 80 percent of Iraq's debt, or 482 million US dollars, to help rebuild the war-torn country.
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The White House estimated on Tuesday  that the U.S. budget deficit for 2005, including an extra $80  billion for Iraq and Afghanistan operations, will total $427  billion.
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The US administration is expected to request an additional $80bn for military  operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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A French Finance ministry spokesman said the Paris Club of creditor nations had reached deal Sunday to write off 80 percent of the debts Iraq owes them.
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More than a quarter of Iraq's foreign debt burden could be forgiven under a US-German proposal.
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BERLIN: German construction firms yesterday slammed plans by the Paris Club of creditor nations to wipe out 80 per cent of Iraq&#39;s debt, warning that individual companies might seek to seek legal action against the German government to protect their claims
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German officials said Saturday they have decided to forgive 80 percent of Iraq's $120 billion foreign debt, CNN reported.
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Germany&#39;s finance minister said Saturday that he and his US counterpart have reached an agreement under which Iraq&#39;s creditors would write off up to 80 per cent of the country&#39;s debt.
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The Paris Club of creditor nations on Saturday was debating a plan to write off as much as 80 percent of the debts Iraq owes them, a key step
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The United States, Germany and other G7  nations agreed Saturday to write off up to 80 percent or $33  billion of Iraq's Paris Club debt, which could pave the way for  a wider international accord, officials said.
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Amid renewed violence, major creditor nations of Iraq reached an agreement Saturday in Berlin to write off 80 percent of Iraq&#39;s debts to help rebuild thewar-torn country.