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by pokoleo 939 days ago
Wouldn’t be the first. See also Ecuador, El Salvador, Panama, and Bonaire (to name a few)
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thriftwy 939 days ago
This starts to sound like a for-profit scheme of the USA.

Having problems with debt? Loan a LatAm country $100B to fuel their economy. Does wonders to balance sheets.

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charlieyu1 939 days ago
Compared to China loaning to African countries to buy UN votes? It works wonders for China.
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thriftwy 939 days ago
China loaning USD to Africa is even better for the US. They get to consume the equivalent of that amount of cash - it will not be redeemed for some time now.
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