Traduction de «Foreign held public debt » (Anglais → Français) :

Croatia is experiencing excessive imbalances.Vulnerabilities are linked to high levels of public, private and external debt, both largely denominated in foreign currency, in a context of low potential growth.The current account surpluses have begun to translate into a decrease of the gross external debt, which nevertheless remains elevated.

L. whereas Morocco is the greatest beneficiary of EU funds among the countries of the Southern Mediterranean; whereas the King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, owns a majority share in the Société Nationale d’Investissement (SNI, or National Investment Company), Morocco’s largest private holding company; whereas over 50 % of the companies listed on the Casablanca stock market are linked to the Moroccan royal family; whereas in 2012 Morocco’s public debt reached 71 % of its GDP; whereas between 1983 and 2011 Morocco paid over USD 115 billion in foreign debt ...[+++], equal to eight times its initial debt, and still has to pay USD 23 billion; whereas Morocco is illegally occupying Western Sahara;

The World Social Forum saw a large number of very pragmatic debates held on issues ranging from human rights for all – not only for people in Western countries – to the protection of public property, as well as debates held in protest at cuts in social services, in protest at the war, in protest at debt – with particular reference to the question of when the debts of the countries affected by the tsunami will finally be cancelled – ...[+++] and in protest at poverty.

The World Social Forum saw a large number of very pragmatic debates held on issues ranging from human rights for all – not only for people in Western countries – to the protection of public property, as well as debates held in protest at cuts in social services, in protest at the war, in protest at debt – with particular reference to the question of when the debts of the countries affected by the tsunami will finally be cancelled – ...[+++] and in protest at poverty.

At the latest ministerial troika meeting of the EU-Africa Dialogue, held in Rome on 10 November, which I attended together with the Irish Foreign Minister, it was agreed that discussions and the corresponding report of the issue of Africa's External Debt should be prepared as a matter of priority and that the experts meeting within the enlarged Troika should be held in the first quarter of next year.

In addition to severe structural problems like lack of investment, the public debt, particularly foreign debt, has grown rapidly and at present it is not clear how the authorities intend to service that debt burden.