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Reuters: IMF Cancels Haiti Debt, Approves New $60 Million Loan

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Tags: Debt, Haiti, International Monetary Fund

International Monetary Fund member countries on Wednesday canceled the $268 million debt Haiti owed to the IMF and approved a new loan worth $60 million to boost international reserves in the earthquake-hit nation.

The IMF said in a statement that both steps will help Haiti's reconstruction efforts following the devastating January 12 quake, which destroyed the capital Port-au-Prince and left 1.5 million people homeless.

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