The G-8 finance ministers have agreed to cancel $40 billion of debt owed by eighteen of the world’s poorest countries. This is a triumph for common sense.
八国财政部长已经达成协议：取消世界八个最贫困国家欠下的400亿美元债务。按常理来讲，这应该算是件好事。但由于上述八国人均只分摊到238美元，仅仅减免债务对贫困人口的帮助还远远不够。