Growing debt burden in low- and middle-income countries during COVID-19 may constrain health financing [PDF]
Debt burdens are growing steadily in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), compounded by the COVID-19 economic recession, threatening to crowd out essential health spending.
Frederik Federspiel +2 more
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A Critical Review of the Dynamics of Government Debt Servicing in Zimbabwe
This paper provides a conceptual analysis of government debt servicing in Zimbabwe from 1980 to 2015. The mounting debt burden arising largely from nonconcessionary foreign loans since the 1980s, and the economic hardships that characterise the country ...
Saungweme Talknice, Odhiambo Nicholas M.
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Public and publicly guaranteed external debt, debt servicing and investment in emerging economies [PDF]
The global financial crisis of 2007 gave a major boost to the debt-investment nexus debate given the astronomical growth in external debt and its associated debt servicing burdens, which constrain the fiscal space of many developed and emerging ...
Omosuyi Oluseyi
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Impact of public debt profile on economic growth: Evidence from Nigeria [PDF]
An excessive increase in public debt characterizes the contemporary development of the global economic and financial system. The paper aims to examine the short- and long-run impact of state debt on economic growth in Nigeria.
John O. Aiyedogbon +4 more
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Debt servicing, aggregate consumption, and growth [PDF]
Abstract We develop a neo-Kaleckian growth model that emphasizes the importance of consumption behavior. In our model, workers first make consumption decisions based on their gross income, and then treat debt servicing commitments as a substitute for saving. Workers’ borrowing is induced by their desire to keep up with the consumption standard set by
Mark SetterfieldY, Yun K. Kim
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Causality between Economic Growth, Export, and External Debt Servicing: The Case of Lebanon
The econometric relationship between external public debt, exports and economic growth in Lebanon has been rarely examined. This study empirically investigates the relationship between economic growth, exports and external debt of Lebanon through an ...
Wadad Saad
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Fund Support for Debt- and Debt-Service-Reduction Operations
The note concludes that the Fund could support a member’s use of buybacks, cash sweeteners, or collateral in the context of a Fund-supported program, provided that (i) debt restructurings using buybacks, cash sweeteners or collateral offer significant efficiency gains relative to debt restructurings that do not rely on such instruments, but are ...
International Monetary Fund. Legal Dept. +1 more
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The Effect of Foreign Debt on the Economic Growth of Nigeria
This study examines the effect of foreign debt on the economic growth of Nigeria. Data for the study are collected from the World Bank and Central Bank of Nigeria Statistical Bulletin.
Cordelia Onyinyechi OMODERO +1 more
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PUBLIC DEBT, DEBT SERVICING, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA
Nigeria’s rising public debt profile has become a central issue in economic policy debates, particularly as debt servicing consumes an increasing share of government revenue.
Abdulrasaq Mustapha
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Determinants of Debt Problem in Pakistan and its Debt-servicing Capacity [PDF]
In the last decade, Pakistan's external debt obligations have risen to an unprecedented level. This is despite the fact that the country had been able to borrow on concessional terms from international organizations and foreign governments unlike many other developing countries.
N. Burney
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