在已经进行了15年 — — 并且还没有完成 — — 的过程中，35个高负债穷国的债务获得了豁免，其代价超过1,000亿美元。
In a process that has already taken 15 years – and remains unfinished – the debts of 35 highly indebted poor countries (HIPCs) have been forgiven, at a cost of more than $100 billion.