The payments were made to 17 creditor countries, known as the Paris Club, over the past week.
All are based in countries known as tax havens — AE in Switzerland, Safdico in Mauritius and Diamond Works in Luxembourg.
During the 1980s, the three countries known as the northern triangle were blighted by vicious civil wars between US-backed military dictatorships and leftist guerrilla groups.
Orbán has emerged as the most high-profile leader in a group of eastern European countries known as the Visegrád four – Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
In addition to the American and French companies, the competition includes the Russian designer Sukhoi and the product of a consortium of NATO countries, known as the Eurofighter.
Through the Norwegian International Climate and Forest Initiative, we work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions linked to deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries, known as REDD+.
The four central European countries, known as the Visegrád 4, have vowed to block any future deal with the UK that limits the free movement of their citizens.
China used to give pandas to other countries – known as "panda diplomacy" – but three years ago decreed the animals should only be lent out for breeding and research.
Canada has been an influential member of the Commonwealth and has played a leading role in the organization of French-speaking countries known as La Francophonie.
BATTLEFIELDS aside, the countries known as "the northern triangle" of the Central American isthmus form what is now the most violent region on earth.
Many in the developing world are sceptical of initiatives like debt relief for the most heavily indebted poor countries, known as HIPCs.
