debtor

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It ended 2025 as Africa's fourth-largest IMF debtor, with $4.1 billion outstanding, and recently received a further $365 million under a bailout programme.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

As Japanese rates rise, debtor nations will feel pressure to offer higher rates to keep Japanese investors buying their bonds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

“It’s not a routine Chapter 11 case,” a lawyer for lenders that have agreed to provide First Brands with more than $1 billion in emergency debtor financing told the judge.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025

Pakistan has taken more than 20 loans from the IMF since 1958 and is currently its fifth-largest debtor.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2024

As a former foreign minister now serving as secretary of state, Jefferson required no instruction on the international implications of Americas debtor status.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis