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foreign debt — ➔ debt * * * foreign debt UK US noun [C or U] ECONOMICS, FINANCE ► money that the government and organizations in one country have borrowed from organizations and governments in other countries : »The country s total foreign debt is estimated at… … Financial and business terms
Foreign Debt — An outstanding loan that one country owes to another country or institutions within that country. Foreign debt also includes due payments to international organizations such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The debt may be comprised of… … Investment dictionary
foreign debt — /fɒrən ˈdɛt/ (say foruhn det) noun the amount that must be borrowed to offset a shortfall in a nation s current account, that is, a difference between export income and import spending. Compare national debt …
foreign-debt — adjective noun … Wiktionary
Museum of Foreign Debt — The Museum of Foreign Debt (Museo de la Deuda Externa) was opened on April 28, 2005 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The museum highlights the dangers of borrowing money from abroad. The Argentine economic crisis that drove the 2001 riots in Argentina … Wikipedia
Foreign exchange reserves — (also called Forex reserves) in a strict sense are only the foreign currency deposits held by central banks and monetary authorities. However, the term in popular usage commonly includes foreign exchange and gold, SDRs and IMF reserve positions.… … Wikipedia
Foreign-exchange reserves — Foreign exchange Exchange rates Currency band Exchange rate Exchange rate regime Exchange rate flexibility Dollarization Fixed exchange rate Floating exchange rate Linked exchange rate Managed float regime Markets Foreign exchange market Futures… … Wikipedia
Debt-for-nature swap — Debt for nature swaps are financial transactions in which a portion of a developing nation s foreign debt is forgiven in exchange for local investments in environmental conservation measures. Contents 1 History 2 How Debt for Nature Swaps Work 3… … Wikipedia
Debt-for-Nature Swap — Debt for nature swaps are financial transactions in which a portion of a developing nation s foreign debt is forgiven in exchange for local investments in conservation measures. The concept of debt for nature swaps was first conceived by Thomas… … Wikipedia
debt payment — ➔ payment * * * debt payment UK US noun [C or U] ► FINANCE, ECONOMICS the act of paying back money that you have borrowed: make/meet debt payments »Many people are struggling to meet their debt payments. »The country announced a moratorium… … Financial and business terms
