The Philippines agreed to restructure some debt.
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The new government of Corazon Aquino and a group of international banks signed agreements to restructure about $400 million of Philippine debt. The country’s finance minister said the agreements demonstrate that the new government will deal responsibly with its foreign debt as it attempts to put the economy on a firm foundation. The Philippines has about $26 billion in debt outstanding to foreign creditors.
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