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  Ecuador defaults on foreign debt
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Last EditedJason  Dec 13, 2008 01:00am
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News DateSaturday, December 13, 2008 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionEcuador is to default officially on billions of dollars of foreign debt it considers "illegitimate", says President Rafael Correa.

Mr Correa said he had given the order not to approve a debt interest payment due on Monday, describing the international lenders as "monsters".

The president said the some of Ecuador's $10bn debt was contracted illegally by a previous administration
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