| Table of Contents: | | | | GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS : International, EU, France, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom, United States | | | | TOPICS : economy, debt, fiscal, government, growth, monetary | | | | SIGNIFICANCE : There has been a rapid growth in government borrowing and public debt ratios in the current recession. These debt problems are likely to be persistent. They raise questions about how deficits arise, how they should be financed and if and when debt ratios should be reduce |
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