11.   External debt would fall.

12.   External debt can be cancerous.

13.   Impoverished, indebted countries, especially those in Sub-Saharan Africa, cannot escape poverty under the weight of their external debt payments.

14.   Negotiations to repackage billions of dollars in external debt owed by Indonesian concerns have been postponed until the turmoil recedes there.

15.   That stability could grow important as Mexico seeks to diversify the maturity of its external debt, the director said.

16.   The Chinese yuan looks safest, thanks to a current-account surplus and relatively modest external debts.

17.   The debt of the household and business sectors has mounted, as has the external debt of the country as a whole, reflecting the deepening current account deficit.

18.   The currency crisis was stirred by fears of growing external debt, budget deficits and inflated stock prices in many Tiger nations.

19.   The Merc has also unveiled futures on the external debt of Mexico, Brazil and Argentina, as has the Chicago Board of Trade.

20.   The result might be to speed up the growth of U.S. external debt, making the United States appear riskier to foreign investors.