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Heavily indebted poor countriesThe name given to those poor countries with large debts, the target of initiatives to forgive that debt as a means of assisting development.Similar MatchesCentral and Eastern European countriesCentral and Eastern European countriesRefers, informally, usually to the former Communist countries of Europe. Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)A cartel of oil-producing countries. ACP CountriesACP CountriesA group of African, Caribbean, and Pacific less developed countries that were included in the Lomé Convention and now the Cotonou Agreement. As of July 2000, the group included 77 countries. |
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