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Ecuador seeks debt default negotiations

By Naomi Mapstone in Lima

Published: December 14 2008 22:49 | Last updated: December 14 2008 22:49

Ecuador’s default on foreign debt it deemed “illegitimate” did not deter the country’s leftwing president from signalling he would seek to re­negotiate with bondholders.

Rafael Correa said he hoped to make a proposal to the holders of $3.8bn (€2.8bn, £2.5bn) in bonds “in which some value of the debt will be recognised, but at a much lower price”.

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