As one of the bank's biggest creditors, Abu Dhabi would have in effect been paying itself.

Germany is Russia's largest trading partner and biggest creditor.

The country is one of Hungary's biggest creditors, with around $41.6bn of exposure.

Hungary is going down the tubes and Austria is one of its biggest creditors.

"We're the biggest creditor, and we will request to be the head of the creditors' committee," he said.

Germany is the biggest single creditor in the Paris Club, holding about half the total owed.

Not the big creditors, but some of the little ones.

Efforts to find a buyer will continue, its biggest creditor said.

Indonesia's biggest creditors are scheduled to meet in Jakarta early next month to consider the country's request for new loans.

Japan, Peru's biggest creditor, said it was monitoring the situation.