IMF aid to Congo Republic on hold over Glencore, Trafigura impasse

LONDON/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Talks to salvage a tentative $1.7 billion (£1.3 billion) debt restructuring between Congo Republic and energy traders Glencoreand Trafigura [TRAFGF.UL] are stuck, sources said, jeopardising an International Monetary Fund bailout for the debt-hobbled nation.