VOL. XXXIXNo. 6416-December-1996JORDAN

Japan To Reschedule JordanianDebtThe Japanese Ambassador to Jordan has announced therescheduling of $128mn of Jordan's $1.7bn debt to Japan, accordingto the Arabic daily Al-Quds. Japan had already rescheduled $152mn of debt in1995 and, the ambassador said, a final rescheduling will also be implemented in1997-98, in accordance with Jordan's economic program. Total Japanese aidto Jordan in the form of loans and grantsreached $167mn for 1996 ascompared...