debt service
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Debt, White emphasizes, is “dangerous in all states of nature” — in good times, if you’ve got really big debts, interest rates go up, and the cost of debt service goes up.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026
According to the foundation, more than 60 countries are paying more in debt service than on health and education.
From Barron's • Dec. 4, 2025
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
It predicts that by 2030, the average cost of debt service will equal growth rates.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025
India, however, has been challenged more recently by much lower foreign exchange reserves, higher inflation, and a large debt service burden.
From The 1991 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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