Today’s Geo Quiz involves some wheeling and dealing. We’re looking for two former Soviet allies that are trying to settle an old debt. One country is in Asia, the other in Central Europe.
The Asian country is broke, and is offering the European nation a down payment. But not a “cash” down payment. This country wants to pay in produce – that is, ginseng root. 20 tons of it.
The European country that’s waiting for payment isn’t so crazy about the proposed deal. So can you name the two countries that are trying to resolve this decades-old debt?
But first, for today’s Geo Quiz, we wanted you to name two countries that have been considering an unusual way to erase an old debt.
North Korea owes the Czech Republic about ten million dollars. Pyongyang is offering to pay a fraction of that debt now, but not in cash. It wants to pay in ginseng.
The BBC’s Rob Cameron in Prague know more.
Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
Discussion
No comments for “Ginseng debt”