IMF TO SUPPORT CROATIA AT TALKS WITH PARIS CLUB ON DEBT RESCHEDULING

RESCHEDULING WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Hina) - The Croatian National Bank Governor Pero Jurkovic and Finance Minister Bozo Prka on Thursday met for talks the International Monetary Fund director Michael Camdessus and his associates in Washington. Camdessus expressed willingness to support Croatia at the forthcoming talks with the Parish Club aimed at agreeing on more favourable terms for Croatia's debt rescheduling in the light of finding fresh funds for Croatia's reconstruction and development, the Croatian representatives said. Croatia's total debt to the Parish Club amounts to US 1,035 billion dollars. The capital sum of the debt is US 536 million dollars, and all accrued interest US 56 million dollars. It is expected that the most of the debt but around US 100 million dollars would be rescheduled. Within the Parish Club talks on the debt rescheduling, the Croatian Government and National Bank officials would soon visit about ten countries that hold more than 80 p.c. of Croatia's debt. (Hina) mar rv mms 161156 MET dec 94