Search results for ‘national debt’
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Increased borrowing threatens debt goal
A day after the central bank governor tells Channel 4 News it is acceptable for Britain to miss its debt target, new figures show government borrowing rising to a record high for August.
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King’s ‘acceptable excuse’ for missing debt target
A green light for George Osborne to miss the debt target? In his interview on Channel 4 News, Bank of England Governor Sir Mervyn King hints that slow world growth would be an “acceptable excuse”.
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Counting the cost of PFI in the national health service
With an NHS trust in danger of going bust, Channel 4 News looks at how many other hospitals are struggling to cope with the debts they have to repay under the private finance initiative.
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Eurozone debt crisis: what will be agreed?
With world leaders at the G20 summit putting pressure on eurozone countries to sort out their problems, Channel 4 News looks at the action they are taking.
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Greece wins debt swap backing for bailout
Greece is successful in offering a bond swap to private creditors, after the deadline expired on a deal needed to avoid a debt default.
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Greece and Portugal under pressure over debts
As talks continue in Athens to avert a Greek debt default, there are fears that Portugal may need to be bailed out a second time.
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Salmond: You keep Scots bank debt, we’ll keep the oil money
SNP leader Alex Salmond tells Channel 4 News that the bad debts of the part-nationalised Royal Bank of Scotland should remain with the Treasury in London even if Scotland votes for independence.
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Osborne welcomes deal on eurozone debt crisis
Chancellor George Osborne welcomes the eurozone deal but says the “ultimate lesson” of the crisis is that “if you can’t pay your way, you’ll be next in firing line”.
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The eurozone debt crisis that keeps repeating itself?
We track the repeat “crunch talks” which punctuate the eurozone debt crisis, as a global finance expert tells Channel 4 News Europe’s leaders are wrestling with an “ungovernable system”.
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EU leaders gather to seek euro debt deal
As Angela Merkel warns of a threat to peace in Europe and fighting breaks out in the Italian parliament, leaders have met in Brussels to seek a way out of the eurozone financial crisis.
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What is the eurozone debt deal all about?
As storm clouds gather around the euro, with European leaders meeting in Brussels to try to fix the crisis, Channel 4 News asks a leading economist what the future may hold.
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FactCheck: Cameron hard to credit on consumer debt
“Significantly more people who have credit cards are sensibly paying off their balance every month rather than getting into debt at all. They are increasingly using the card as a payment tool rather than a source of credit.”
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Indebted Greece vows to live up to obligations
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou says he will do what is necessary to deal with his country’s economic crisis, which is threatening to spill over into other European states.
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Students facing debts of £50,000
Students could leave university with average debts of more than £50,000 once higher tuition fees come into force, a new study finds.
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US debt deadlock broken as bill is passed
The US House of Representatives passes a last-minute deal to prevent a debt default. The bill is expected to be approved by the Senate and signed into law by President Barack Obama later.