Reuters-List of countries eligible

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Subject: Reuters-List of countries eligible for U.S. debt relief

Wednesday September 29, 7:11 pm Eastern Time
List of countries eligible for U.S. debt relief
WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (Reuters) - As many as 36 heavily indebted countries are
eligible for U.S. debt relief, the White House said on Wednesday.

They are:

Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic,
Chad, Republic of Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Laos, Liberia,
Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma),
Nicaragua, Niger, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone,
Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda and Zambia.

U.S. officials said four countries, Liberia, Somalia, Sudan and Myanmar,
might have problems qualifying because of ineffective governments.