obligations of the private sector and thus understate the total burden of external debt on the economy. 248. The country's large debt-service obligations are due in part to the unfavourable structure of the debt, in particular the high proportion represented by non-concessional loans, mainly suppliers'credits, which have high interest rates and short maturity periods of five years or less. 249. The large external debt, and the heavy burden of the debt service obligations contribute to the weakness of the currency and undermine investor confidence. The del:t service obligations projected above would be beyond the repayment capacity of the @vernment unless adequate balance-of-payments support and one or more further re-schedulings of the debt are forthcoming. C. Special proqramme of economic assistance 250. An assistance programme composed of 7I priority projects, costing 9275 million, tdas presented in the report of the Secretary-GeneraL (A/38/2Il' annex). Of these projects, 2'1, costing $I24 million, were consi.dered especialty urgent. In addition, 18 other important projects with a total cost of $I95 were identitied. As at mid-I984, less than 3 per cent of the resources reguired to implement the priority projects had been mobilized. 251. A round-table conference of donors for Sierra Leone is tentatively scheduled to convene in tlovember 1985. Documentation has been approved in principle by the Government of Sierra Leone for the purpose of sensitization missions to major donor capitals which took place from 5 to 14 June 1985. Based on the discussions during these meetings, some additional unrk on the documentation was required and it is now being f inalized. It ',ras also made clear during the sensitization missions that an agreement between IMF and the @vernment of Sierra Leone t as an essential ingredient for a successful round table. This may affect the eventual timing of the conference.
**Analysis**
This text appears to be discussing the economic situation of Sierra Leone, specifically the country's external debt, debt service obligations, and the need for economic assistance. It seems to be focused on the macroeconomic level, discussing the impact of debt on the economy and the need for international support.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade