public debt

Example Sentences

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Still, with public debt around 20% of GDP, the Russian government has the fiscal space it needs.

From The Wall Street Journal

There are worries that the stimulus plans will weaken Japan’s ability to sustain its already outsized public debt, the economist and currency strategist adds.

From The Wall Street Journal

It would be a gross understatement to say that Japan has a major public debt problem.

From Barron's

The rise of high-yield bonds in the 1980s democratized the public debt market, allowing non-investment-grade companies to easily raise capital.

From MarketWatch

The former French colony and leading cocoa producer is weighed down by a public debt of around 60 percent of GDP, while huge gaps in education and health coverage remain.

From Barron's