Chad creditors to meet this week; IMF calls on Glencore to ‘step forward’
ANDREA SHALAL CHAD'S official creditor committee will meet this week amid growing pressure from the International Monetary Fund and others for progress on the country's request for debt restructuring, two sources briefed on the matter said. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva told Reuters the key issue was coming to an agreement with Chad's main private creditor Glencore on the country's debt restructuring needs, given a jump this year in the price of oil, a key revenue generator for it. Chad in January 2021 become the first country to request a restructuring of its $3 billion external debt under the Common…