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Iraq Reschedules Some Japanese and Korean Debt 

Two commercial rescheduling agreements for Iraqi debt to Japanese and South Korean creditors have recently been arranged. On 15 August, the state-owned Rafidain Bank signed a Y50bn ($335mn) agreement with a group of Japanese banks led by Bank of Tokyo. According to the Tokyo daily Asahi Shimbun, the 6.5-year loan has a three-year grace period and a 1% spread over Libor.

The second loan is...