Seeking to avoid a repeat, Mrs. Kirchner also signed a decree forming a congressional committee to oversee foreign-debt payments this year. ❋ Shane Romig (2010)
The hryvnia is approaching this year's low at almost nine hryvnias to the dollar, after what the Ministry of Finance called "panic and speculation" coincided with a high burden of foreign-debt repayments for companies in August. ❋ James Marson (2009)
The State Administration of Foreign Exchange, part of the central bank, a year ago announced a phased reduction in banks 'short-term foreign-debt quotas. ❋ Unknown (2008)
"We will further strengthen the control of foreign-debt size." ❋ Unknown (2008)
Mr. Bitsberger, a former U.S. Treasury official who had a role in Freddie's struggle to retain confidence among foreign-debt investors, left within the past few days, the spokeswoman said. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Dai-Ichi Life had 6.328 trillion yen ($63.42 billion) of foreign-debt holdings at the end of last March, as well as 9.261 trillion yen of Japanese government bonds, or JGBs, and 3.283 trillion yen of domestic municipal and corporate bonds at the end of the previous year. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Countries such as Brazil, Mexico and Chile have boosted currency reserves, reduced their foreign-debt burdens and tamed inflation in recent years, improving their economic vigor. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Holdings of Foreign Debt SHANGHAI -- China's foreign-exchange regulator is cutting short-term foreign-debt quotas for both local and foreign banks as Beijing attempts to ensure financial stability amid mounting evidence that speculative inflows of capital are increasing. ❋ Unknown (2008)
The strong support they have from foreign-debt investors is not a given, however. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Beijing-based Air China said its net profit fell 1.4% to 1.28 billion yuan, as the yuan's appreciation against the dollar lessened its foreign-debt burden and helped offset soaring fuel prices and weaker passenger demand. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Iran, which has, in a sign of desperation, just authorized its banks to issue foreign-debt instruments, and Venezuela, having suffered a second downgrade to its sovereign-credit rating, have strong temptation to keep pumping and free-ride off fellow group members. ❋ Unknown (2008)
They will be subject to a steeper reduction in their foreign-debt quotas than local banks will be. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Two years ago the Workers Party was railing against the IMF and demanding that Brazil renege on its foreign-debt payments. ❋ Unknown (2007)
The country's foreign-debt repayments were scheduled to peak at $17 billion that year. ❋ Unknown (2007)
The point is to exhibit rhetorical incontinence, to maintain popularity at any cost, to pick as many fights as possible with Washington and to exercise as much control as possible over sources of revenue, including oil, gas and foreign-debt payments. ❋ Unknown (2007)
Half of Ecuador's annual government budget is devoted to foreign-debt service, while Bolivia spends as much paying down debt every year as it does on social programs. ❋ Unknown (2007)
Then Russia dropped the biggest bombshell of all when it defaulted on its foreign-debt payments. ❋ John Christy (2006)
- Sources of energy: Substituting indigenous energy for imported energy can be very helpful for improving a country's balance of payments by lessening its dependences, reducing its foreign-exchange shortage and easing its foreign-debt burden. ❋ Unknown (1990)
In our world, peace is tied to the hope of achieving development, to the solution of the foreign-debt problem. ❋ Unknown (1987)
