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
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
The agency warned that Senegal faces "elevated" borrowing needs for 2026, with approximately $4.6 billion in external debt service due, including $1.8 billion in commercial debt.
From Barron's • Nov. 14, 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 1993 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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