Rappler's latest stories on foreign debts
Developing country debt jumps to $7.8 trillion in 2018 – World Bank
The 5% increase in the total foreign debt of developing nations in 2018 is driven by a surge in Chinese debt
Historic first: 20 gov't loans worth P7.6B up for audit
A special provision in the newly signed 2017 budget law allows this congressional audit and investigation – the first of its kind in the Philippines
BNPP: Not about nuclear; it’s about trust and accountability
The discussion on the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant should not be equated with the discussion of nuclear power feasibility
PH external debt inches up to $77.7 B for H1 2016
Despite the increase the BSP says the debt stock remains manageable due to substantial international reserves and consistent economic growth
#AnimatED: Millennial, paano ka apektado ng martial law?
Kabataan kung akala mo y walang kinalaman sa mundo mo ang martial law narito ang 7 buzzwords na pamana – o sumpa – sa iyo ng rehimeng Marcos
Gov’t debt payments drop 28.3% in September
The government pays P337 12 billion to service its debts as of end September lower than the P470 14 billion recorded in the same period in 2013
Gov’t debt payment fall 38% in August
Principal payments led the decline dropping to P4 7 billion from P22 66 billion last year
No more foreign borrowing for PH in 2013
The local bond market and concerns about the strong peso prompt the Philippines one of the most active players in the global bond market to no longer tap the foreign commercial debt market this 2013
PH debt reaches P5.4-T in 2012
Each Filipino owe foreign and domestic creditors P57 840 at end 2012
PH buys back $1.5-B foreign debts
The buyback follows the government s successful 750 M global peso bond offer
No foreign borrowings for now - Purisima
The government has a remaining foreign commercial borrowing requirement of 750 M out of the 2 25 B programmed for 2012
A plea to President Noy before his SONA
I am not asking for the absolute eradication of our country’s problems Mr President My plea is rather simple: I plead that you remember who you are and why you are here
PH debt in May climbs 7.8% to P5.147-T
Each of the 94 million Filipinos now theoretically owe local and foreign creditors P54 755
Debt free?
Should our goal necessarily be to diminish debt to zero? There are good reasons for countries to possess some level of debt—not too much but not too little either
PH foreign debt ratio improves in Q1
The ratio improves as the economy as measured by gross domestic product GDP grows faster than the absolute amount of debt
Total gov't debt climbs 7.7% to over P5-T as of April
That translates to P53 989 debt for every Filipino given a population of 94 million
