91.   But higher world interest rates would continue to increase the cost of servicing overseas debt, he added.

92.   But the company would be unable to service remaining debt for a long time and a dividend lay far in the future, the banker warned.

93.   Duhalde said Argentina simply did not have the funds to service the debt.

94.   Those funds would be used exclusively to service the debts Argentina already owes the IMF, the World Bank, and the Inter-American Development Bank.

95.   The cost of servicing the debt falls mainly in terms of the yield on bonds, most of which have been bought by individuals.