There have been reductions in the ratios of debt to gross national income and debt service to export earnings since 2000, due to strenuous efforts at repayment by developing countries and some debt relief.

For starters, when it comes to public debt, there is a big difference between the gross and net figures. While Japan s gross public debt, for example, is a massive 246 of GDP, the net figure, accounting for intra government debts, is 127 of GDP.

The growth of gross national income (GNI) in developing countries outpaced the growth in debt in 2004, improving the total debt to income ratio for all developing countries to an estimated 35.2 per cent, down from 38.6 per cent in 2003.

Bulgaria has been able to reduce its foreign debt from over 100 per cent of gross domestic product to about 38 per cent in March this year.

The main pillar of our programme is the fiscal adjustment needed to limit external vulnerability and the increase of Croatia's external debt to gross domestic product ratio.

This debt reduction, coupled with Canada's strong economic growth, has resulted in a significant decline in the federal debt to GDP (Gross Domestic Product) ratio, from its peak of 68.4 percent in 1995 1996 to an expected 38.8 percent in 2004 2005.

In fact, Greece's official creditors have granted it long enough grace periods and low enough interest rates that the burden is bearable. Greece actually spends less on debt service than Italy or Ireland, both of which have much lower (gross) debt to GDP ratios.

CA But just to clarify, the 25 billion dollars is gross, right? That's gross?

However, the achieved surplus fell significantly short of the 6 per cent target specified under the Paris II agreement and gross public debt had increased to 35.9 billion by the end of the year.

It feels gross.

Gross Domestic Wellbeing

Gross Gross salaries have been derived through the application of staff assessment to total net salaries.

He is gross, man!

Gross rivalry diverts you,

Gross rivalry diverts you,

Gross, and therewithal ignoble

GDP Gross domestic product

Gross fixed capital formation.

GDP gross domestic product

The aim of Italian Eurosceptic government was that the budget deficit was equivalent to 2.4 of gross domestic product (GDP) in the next three years, suggesting that there was no debt reduction despite deficit reduction requirements.

When considering today s concern about Japan s high public debt to GDP ratio, now at 202 on a gross basis, one needs to reflect that the ratio would most likely be profoundly lower if Japan had in the past financed more of its deficit spending with trills instead of conventional debt, and issued them to investors around the world. A lower debt burden would certainly help Japan deal with its economic slowdown.

There were also strong calls for keeping to the commitment to devote 0.7 per cent of gross national income to official development assistance, innovative sources of finance and ensuring immediate and wide ranging debt relief and cancellation.

Gross pension Gross pensionable salaries have been derived through the application of staff assessment to net pensionable salaries.

Gross pension Gross pensionable salaries have been derived through the application of staff assessment to net pensionable salaries.

Gross pension Gross pensionable salaries have been derived through the application of staff assessment to net pensionable salaries.

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Gross public and private external debt is below 40 of GDP, and much of it is denominated in rubles. The sharp fall in export income is rapidly changing the situation, but Russia is starting from a comfortable position.

(a) Estimates of gross national income

CA No, trust me, it's gross.

Can We Increase Gross National Happiness?

a Gross hourly wage excluding bonuses.

Expenditure for the period from 21 April to 30 June 2004 totalled 40,246,100 gross ( 40,130,600 net), which is 9,463,300 gross ( 9,429,400 net) or 19 per cent lower than the appropriation of 49,709,300 gross ( 49,559,900 net).

Debt sustainability and debt relief

(a) Estimates of the gross national product

What did you just say? I'm gross?

a Gross hourly wage excluding special bonuses.

Expresses its concern at the fact that the options for macroeconomic policy of developing countries are constrained by demands for adjustment and that many countries, particularly in sub Saharan Africa, still carry very high external debt burdens relative to their gross national product

Those efforts should be supported by more resources and better development opportunities, including allocation by donor countries of 0.7 per cent of gross national income for development assistance innovative financing mechanisms increased debt relief where necessary and support for the Doha Development Agenda.

Population assistance in relation to gross national product

The biennial support budget for 2006 2007 amounts to 209.0 million gross ( 196.4 million net), reflecting a gross increase of 23.2 per cent (27 per cent net), as compared to the support budget for 2004 2005 of 169.6 million gross ( 155.0 million net).

As indicated in the performance report (A 59 714), the expenditures for the period amounted to 111,201,000 gross ( 96,320,500 net), resulting in an unencumbered balance of 874,800 gross ( 435,100 net) in gross terms, 0.8 per cent of the approved resources for the period.

Most economists failed to foresee the economic dynamics that actually led to the crisis, because they failed to pay enough attention to the rapid increase in US total debt. Instead, they focused exclusively on US foreign debt, ignoring household debt (mortgage and consumer debt), public debt, business debt, and financial debt.

Why don't we care more about gross national happiness?

I think that this is the result of gross negligence.

CA That's a high gross margin business. I like it.