Ghana has made the list of countries that are eligible to receive assistance under the Highly Indebted Poor Country initiative by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The HIPC Initiative was launched in 1996 by the IMF and World Bank, with the aim of helping poor countries facing a debt burden manage their indebtedness.
Ghana was listed along with 36 countries that includes Afghanistan, Chad, Haiti among others.
According to the Washington-based lender, the listed countries may apply for the HIPC assistance if they wish to do so.
The full list of countries are published below:
Post-Completion-Point Countries (36)
Afghanistan
Benin
Bolivia
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Côte d’Ivoire
Democratic Republic of Congo
Ethiopia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana São Tomé & Príncipe
Haiti
Honduras
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi Uganda
Mali
Mauritania
Mozambique
Nicaragua
Niger
Republic of Congo
Rwanda
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Tanzania
The Gambia
Togo
Zambia
Pre-Decision-Point Countries (3)
Eritrea
Somalia
Sudan
