debt service
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Of the $62 million in debt service payments the public had to make each year, $50 million had been coming from USAir, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported in 2003.
From Slate • Nov. 24, 2025
So Japan needs money for defense, stimulus, currency support and debt service — all at once.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 20, 2025
The government agreed to defer debt service payments for five years—worth $182 million—in exchange for a 5% stake in the company.
From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025
It predicts that by 2030, the average cost of debt service will equal growth rates.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025
The government also implemented a Five-Year Plan covering 1986-90 to restructure the economy and reschedule external debt service payments in cooperation with the International Development Association and Western lenders.
From The 1992 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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