The government is expected to share with some of its biggest international bondholders - members of the creditor committee - detailed information that will form the basis of debt restructuring talks as early as Wednesday, said the sources with direct knowledge, who asked not to be identified because talks are private.deal with bilateral creditors
There will be a restriction period of two weeks, with the option to extend it if both sides agree, two sources added. The creditor group, advised by Newstate Partners and Weil, Gotshal & Manges, consists of 15 European and U.S.-based institutions, holding in aggregate around 45% of Zambia's Eurobonds.
Besides net present value reductions, talks will focus on how to incorporate the impact of a potential improvement of Zambia's debt carrying capacity, or its ability to handle debt payments. "The indicator needs to be linked to the debt carrying capacity but that can't be the direct trigger, because you would be handing a veto power to the IMF and the World Bank," the source added.looks at the real rate of economic growth, reserve import coverage and remittances, among other factors.