Readers Question: What is Canada’s National debt? It is a little hard to decipher as there seem to be two different measures. Net Federal Debt – NetDebt owned by federal government Gross General Government Debt The second statistic – Gross General Government debt includes debt by local and state governments and so gives a higher …
Latest figures on UK National Debt. What National Debt is. Why National Debt is increasing?
Canada has an abundance of natural resources. Why Canada’s Economy is Doing Worse than You RealiseWatch this video on YouTube It has the third largest known supplies of oil in the world, helping to make it the 10th largest economy in the world and top 20 GDP per capita. It benefits from close economic ties …
External debt is the total public (government) and private debt owed to non-residents repayable in internationally accepted currencies, goods, or services. This is gross (total) external debt. It does not measure net debt. External debt is different to measures of public (government) debt. See: List of national debt by country. Some countries with very high …
This is a list of the gross national debt of 178 countries, showing the variation in debt levels from Venezuela at 304% of GDP to Macau at 0% of GDP. National debt refers to the amount of total government debt a country has. This is also referred to as ‘public sector debt’. It is compiled …
The highest credit rating is a AAA rating with ‘stable outlook’. A AAA credit rating implies there is no remote chance of default on government debt. A negative AAA credit rating implies there is a chance of downgrading the debt to AA. A credit rating of BBB- or higher, it is said to be ‘investment …
In a fast moving, world, it is two days since I wrote this and already, it appears tariffs has been paused. But, it is still all very relevant as who knows what could happen next. Damaging Trade War Begins – 25% TariffsWatch this video on YouTube On the campaign trail, President Trump threatened the highest …
In 1957, the British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan proclaimed to the electorate “You’ve never had it so good”. And he had a point, full employment, a growing economy, debt falling rapidly, record house building, rising wages, universal health care and a growing sense of optimism that things would keep getting better. But, can you imagine …