Learn what external debt is, its types, and how it contrasts with internal debt. Understand the implications of foreign borrowing for a country’s economy.
Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. There is no easy solution to the difficulties created by the reality that the ...
Burkina Faso did not pay off all its external debt in March 2025, contrary to a claim shared on social media. Facebook posts on March 29 and 30, some shared hundreds of times, said Burkina Faso’s ...
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