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Tag Archives: Debt
Leeds
Leeds City Council faces £200m black hole
A long line of local authorities warn that without a bailout, bankruptcy is imminent.
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European Union
The European debt crisis is a multi-year debt crisis that has been taking place in the European Union since the end of 2009.
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Aboriginal
Indigenous children in Canada are more than twice as likely to live in poverty
than non-Aboriginal kids, according to new findings released.
Afghanistan
With 36% of its population living below the poverty line, Afghanistan is only second to Bangladesh as Asia’s poorest country.
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Albania
Poverty in Albania is among the worst in Europe. Historically Albania was among
the poorest countries in the world. During 1996-97, Albania was convulsed by the dramatic rise and collapse of several huge financial pyramid schemes.
Algeria
Algeria recorded a government debt equivalent to 20.40 percent of the country’s
Gross Domestic Product in 2016.
Angola
Angola recorded a government debt equivalent to 36.50 percent of the country’s
Gross Domestic Product in 2015.
Antigua and Barbuda
The debt in 2016 reached 92.69% of Antigua and
Barbuda GDP, a 6.36 percentage point fall from 2015, when it was 99.05% of
GDP
Argentina
In July 2015 the DAIA (Delegation of Jewish Associations in Argentina) expressed its “deep concern” over what it described as the “unfortunate manifestations” of President Cristina Kirchner, who recommended to young people in the neighborhood of Villa Lugano in Buenos Aires to read “The Merchant of Venice” by William Shakespeare, in order to understand “the vulture funds” (alluding to a decade-long financial battle to collect $1.5bn from Argentina on defaulted foreign bonds held by a US hedge fund).