France pushes to cancel Haitian debt
France's finance minister says she has asked creditors of earthquake-ravaged Haiti to speed up plans to cancel its debt. Christine Lagarde says she "made contact with all Paris Club members so we accelerate the cancellation of the government of Haiti's debt."
Lagarde said Friday she is also asking nonmembers Venezuela and Taiwan, who are owed significant amounts by Haiti, to help in debt reduction. (AP)
