Ecuador Reaches Deal With China to Restructure Debt

Ecuador Reaches Deal With China to Restructure Debt
President Guillermo Lasso, pictured in August, is visiting New York for meetings during the United Nations General Assembly.Photo: Martin Mejia/Associated Press

By Sara Schaefer Muñoz and

Ryan Dube

NEW YORK—Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso said his country had reached a deal with China to restructure $4.4 billion of outstanding debt, saving the country $1 billion from 2022 to 2025.

“This is a great development for Ecuador,” President Lasso told The Wall Street Journal on Monday, adding the deal had been completed a week earlier.

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