Refinancing these is becoming harder and putting strain on local banks and credit availability.The higher the cost of funding becomes, the more money flows out to foreigners to service these debts.
Unlike other advanced industrial nations -- the European Union and Japan are running surpluses -- the United States is in a position more familiar to developing nations, depending on foreigners to service the debt from its trade imbalance.
It's hard for some Westerners to accept third world cities' spending money on contemporary art exhibitions, mostly attended by foreigners, while services for their citizens, like clean water, may still be lacking.
"No foreigners can avail surrogacy services in India," it told the court, which is hearing a petition regarding the industry, adding that surrogacy would be available "only for Indian couples".
Krystalline (klinehimalaya.com; 91-9624448850), a partnership between two locals and two foreigners, is the service we used.
"From time immemorial, there is a tradition of giving foreigners the best service," Pak explained.
But behind the scenes some of the most powerful ones are agitating to make life harder for the 100 or so foreigners offering legal services in the country.
Leo Szilard later wrote that "if Congress knew the true history of the atomic energy project, I have no doubt but that it would create a special medal to be given to meddling foreigners for distinguished services, and that Dr Oliphant would be the first to receive one".
Nor could the BBC fund it through the licence fee, because a news service for foreigners would not benefit British licence-fee payers.
