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View Post: Turning Left » Liberia: Poor Sanitation Killing Country's Young
9 hours ago by G  
One out of nine Liberian children die before their fifth birthday, or 110 out of every 1000 live births, according to the Liberia Demographic Health Survey in 2007. Thirty-nine percent of children are stunted or short for their age. ...
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View Post: Schneider Home: Vulture Funds circle Liberia
26 Nov 2009 by James Schneider  
The sum ordered to be paid is the equivalent of 5% of Liberia's annual budget. This is an abomination. These funds prey on poor nations unable to defend themselves. The original case, won buy the two firms in New York in 2002, ...
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View Post: Liberia ordered to pay 1978 debt to vultures Hamsah Investments ...
21 hours ago by propaganda press  
A British court ruled yesterday that Liberia has to pay over 20 million US dollars to two Caribbean-registered investment funds for debts that are more than 30 years old. The figure corresponds to around five per cent of Liberia's total ...
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View Post: British court orders Liberia to pay 'vulture fund' debt : Ghana ...
26 Nov 2009 by emma  
The details of the case are still unclear, but it is thought Liberia borrowed $6.5m from the US-based Chemical Bank in 1978 and that debt may have been resold a number of times. The two funds requested London's High Court to grant a ...
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View Post: Liberia-Caribbean-UK: Liberia sued over 1978 debt - Afrik.com ...
26 Nov 2009
Two Caribbean registered investment funds have launched a legal case in London against Liberia over a debt that dates back to 1978, says BBC. The firms, described as “vulture funds” by critics, are suing for more than $20m, ...
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View Post: Liberian ordered to pay two vulture funds company in London ...
16 hours ago by Emmanuel  
Liberia recently emerged from 14 years of civil war, during which it is estimated that 250000 people – one in 12 of the population – died. Average life expectancy is just 45, according to the World Bank. The $20m the two firms are ...
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View Post: Makati Local » Blog Archive » Funds win on Liberia's 1978 debt
26 Nov 2009 by levis25  
Funds win on Liberia's 1978 debt. 26 November 2009 No Comment. By Andrew Walker Economics correspondent, BBC News. Liberia map. Two investment funds registered in the Caribbean have launched a legal case against Liberia over a debt that ...
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