This from the BBC on the debt relief G8 decision.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a veteran of the fight against apartheid in South Africa, said: "It is a splendid start and one hopes that they will, from here, go on to cancel all debt for most of the countries - I gather it is about 62 countries - who are heavily indebted."
Here, your Eminence, is a non-exhaustive list of countries deserving debt-relief yet not even considered by the G8, according to the Jubilee Debt Campaign
18 Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Georgia, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Korea, Kyrgyz Republic, Lesotho, Moldova, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Zimbabwe
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