foreign debt
noun
: the amount of money that a country owes other countries
the nation's growing foreign debt
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The 30-plus other AGOA nations, many laden with heavy foreign debt, are in a similar tailspin, though some more than others.
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 8 May 2025
The increased payroll taxes are one element of President William Ruto’s desperate bid to raise revenue to keep the government running and pay off Kenya’s staggering foreign debt.
—Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 4 May 2025
The International Monetary Fund estimates that one-third of Cambodia’s foreign debt of $11 billion is owed to China, and there is much need for restructuring as the country prepares for a graduation from Least Developed Country (LDC) status in 2029.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Indeed, even the Israeli opposition leader and former prime minister Yair Lapid proposed that Egypt might be compensated for playing an administrative role in Gaza in exchange for international relief of its foreign debt obligations.
—Lisa Anderson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2025
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 8 May 2025
The increased payroll taxes are one element of President William Ruto’s desperate bid to raise revenue to keep the government running and pay off Kenya’s staggering foreign debt.
—Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 4 May 2025
The International Monetary Fund estimates that one-third of Cambodia’s foreign debt of $11 billion is owed to China, and there is much need for restructuring as the country prepares for a graduation from Least Developed Country (LDC) status in 2029.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Indeed, even the Israeli opposition leader and former prime minister Yair Lapid proposed that Egypt might be compensated for playing an administrative role in Gaza in exchange for international relief of its foreign debt obligations.
—Lisa Anderson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Foreign debt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20debt. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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