The department has referred some former recipients to external debt collection agencies.

China however has over three times the level of external debt India has.

Almost one-third of Ghana's budget is spent on external debt servicing.

Nearly half of the government's external debt burden is owed to the IMF.

In the past, Fed tightening caused most problems for states with high external debt.

Most MLPs rely on external debt to fund new projects.

Though external debt is under control it is hardly insignificant.

That index, which tracks external debt in emerging markets, closed on Wednesday at 330bp.

China Mengniu said it would fund the purchase through internal resources and external debt facilities.

A longer period of non-response would see the debt referred to an external debt collector.

The amount can cover about 90 percent external debt due over the next one year.

The vehicle will be funded with about 60 percent of external debt, the source said.

There is now less money for welfare spending and heavy external debt, particularly to China.

Food shortages, graft scandals and ballooning external debt have hurt Mutharika's popularity while in office.

This is about four times Africa's current external debt and almost equivalent to its current GDP.

The larger deal will be funded by new external debt and the smaller from existing cash.