By Libby George

LONDON (Reuters) -Gabon is not considering a debt restructuring or reprofiling, and is in the process of rebasing its calculations of GDP, which will make its debt-to-GDP ratio more favourable, the country’s vice president told Reuters.

Gabon is also auditing internal debts, Vice President of Gabon Alexandre Barro Chambrier said on the sidelines of the Financial Times Africa Summit in London.

Asked about possible debt reprofiling or restructuring, Chambrier told Reuters: “We are not at this juncture at this time.”

Gabon’s World Bank disbursements were suspended in January over mounting arrears, and it had been facing an acute squeeze on liquidity that has left it increasingly reliant upon regional capital markets to meet financing needs.

Chambrier said “there is no rea

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