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The American Way of Debt

The country simply cannot keep on piling debt upon debt.

He also stressed the problem of debt.

Innovative forms of debt relief, including debt for equity swaps, debt for social development swaps, and debt for environment swaps, could be widely utilized.

The debt restructuring measures had dealt primarily with commercial debt and debt servicing obligations to official bilateral creditors.

On the debt burden, we applaud debt relief for the highly indebted poor countries.

Conquering Europe s Debt Mountain

Cutting the burden of Africa's debt

Measuring debt sustainability

Those who fear excessive public debt are the banks that hold it.

B. External debt and debt relief

When the foreign share of debt grows, so do the political incentives to impose the costs of that debt on foreigners.

The resolution, moreover, calls for the treatment of multilateral debt to alleviate debt and debt service burdens.

Other debt renegotiations

Debt sustainability and debt relief

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Debt

But the principle of debt forgiveness clearly has applications for public debt as well, especially in the eurozone.

The European Union attaches great importance to the quest for a solution to the external debt problems of the most seriously indebted developing countries.

The terms of debt reduction had been too slow to take effect since they applied only to servicing obligations during the consolidation period.

The other option lets creditors restructure the debt at concessional interest rates so that the net present value of the debt servicing payments due on the debt will be reduced by half.

The problem of the African debt called for sustained, global action based on the proposals set out in the African Common Position with regard to the external debt.

Interest rates on government debt are still low.

The scope of debt problem and its impact on human rights

c Public sector debt.

Such a debt strategy should include debt cancellation.

Rather than waiting to get rid of debt through bankruptcies, governments should mandate debt forgiveness.

The amount of debt relief would then be determined on the basis of expected development assistance and the need to avoid a new debt overhang.

Debt and Delusion

Debt and Democracy

The Debt Delusion

Debt relief

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Debt and politics

We strike debt!

Furthermore, it was emphasized that the issue of debt sustainability must continue to receive special attention, because it goes beyond the policies of debt remission.

Also stresses the need for the implementation of additional debt relief measures, including further reduction and cancellation of debt and debt service related to official debt, and for more urgent actions with regard to, inter alia, the remaining commercial debt owed by the developing countries

Multilaterally coordinated debt swaps for development projects were another possible form of debt relief for the countries concerned.

The issue of debt work out mechanisms was also an important part of debt sustainability considerations and merited further discussion.

ODA debt is rescheduled over 30 years, with no principal due for 12 years.

Debt for equity and debt for nature swaps should be more broadly implemented.

A third important class of foreign debt of developing countries is that owed to multilateral institutions.

Multilateral debt accounted for 97 per cent of the total debt.

Moreover, the debt overhang remains massive.