Public Debt News

A public debt-to-GDP ratio is a ratio of what a country owes to what it produces, a measure of the financial leverage of an economy. The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in a wider fiscal deficit and higher public debt-to-GDP ratio. Watch this video to know, how does this affect us?

During the October-December 2018 period, the central government issued dated securities worth ₹1.27 lakh crorePublic debt accounted for 89.5% of total outstanding liabilities at the end of December 2018 with internal debt accounting for 83.3% share

India has one of the highest debt-to-GDP ratios among emerging markets and many fear this ratio may rise with bailouts of weak state-run banksMore spending requires government borrowings which deteriorates public finances and increases public debt

Public debt accounted for 89.3% of total outstanding liabilities at end-June 2018 with internal debt accounting for 83.0% share

No policy is as self-defeating during recessionary times as the pursuit of a budget surplus for the purpose of containing public debtausterity, for short

Any objective assessment of the Eurogroup's recent deal on Greek public debt would conclude that it condemns Greece to permanent debt bondage

RBI seems no longer inclined toward regulatory forbearance, and rightly so

India's total public debt rises to Rs63.35 trillion till June-end, up 3.6% over the previous quarter, says government data

Internal debt constituted 92.3% of public debt as at September end, while marketable securities accounted for 83.4% of public debt

Debt offerings to the public by companies surged to Rs239 billion from April through October, up sixfold from the year-earlier period and the fastest pace on record