Sentence examples for gain debt from inspiring English sources

We are seeking agreement for a millennium target not just for which countries gain debt relief, but for the amount of debt which will be wiped out.

It was Bono, the lead singer of U2, who expanded this specifically British phenomenon into the U.S. Bono's own involvement began with Live Aid; in 1997, he agreed to join the campaign to gain debt relief for the world's poorest countries, an effort that involved high-level lobbying in Washington and elsewhere.

Level 3 said the loss included a $76 million gain from debt repurchases and a $102 million gain from a stock sale.

The year-earlier figure was adjusted for the sake of comparison to remove a paper gain on debt restructuring of more than 3 billion euros.

The phone company, Royal KPN, had a sixth consecutive quarterly profit, helped by a one-time tax gain, reduced debt and job cuts.

As part of the purchase, investors gained annual payments from the state government, which gained additional debt.

Excluding the gain from the debt repurchases, the loss was $232 million, or 58 cents a share.

In Nigeria, she has fought to reduce the country's debt, gain greater access to international credit markets and battle corruption.

"The original verdict made clear that Terra Firma's baseless accusations of fraud were simply an attempt to gain leverage in debt restructuring negotiations," the bank said.

The countries that need credit most desperately are also the ones with the highest proportion of small firms least able to gain access to debt markets.

For Goldman, the trick was that it was worth a small loss on the equity to make a big gain on the debt.