Downside of Debt Sustainability Claim, Articles | THISDAY LIVE

Downside of Debt Sustainability Claim, Articles | THISDAY LIVE


"A growth of 151% in debt stock within a five year period when no new power plant was built, electricity supply from existing plants declined rather than improved, no new airport, no new refinery, in fact, no major facility was added to our decayed and moribund infrastructure, does not show proof of sustainability….If the country’s debt binge is not reflective of her GDP growth, then how sustainable is the debt situation?"

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