riots in australia, page-6

Haha...we are streets ahead, our debt is nothing like off shore companies...yes I would say you are an alarmist...do some research before taking what Alan Jones or whoever you listen to for granted


Foreign currency debt outlook Structural debt (% GDP) Gross debt to GDP (%) Net debt to GDP (%) Current account balance 2010 (% GDP) CDS Spread (5-1Yr) CDS (5Yr) CDS (1 Yr) Debt held abroad (%) Gov't debt <1 yr maturities
Australia Stable 4.9 19.8 5.4 -3.5 12 41 29 4 3.9
France Stable 4.6 84.2 74.5 -1.9 29 66 37 49 17.2
Germany Stable 3.8 76.7 68.6 5.5 20 49 29 40 15.8
Greece Negative 8.9 124.1 104.3 -9.7 -268 877 1145 99 15.9
Iceland Negative 4.8 119.9 77.2 5.4 -109 332 442 n.a. n.a.
Ireland Negative 7.9 78.8 47.8 0.4 7 229 223 47 3.3
Italy Stable 3.5 118.6 116 -2.8 20 188 167 56 24.5
Japan Negative 7.5 227.3 121.7 2.8 56 70 14 14 48.7
Netherlands Stable 5.2 64.2 46 5 29 46 17 46 16.2
New Zealand Stable 2 31.3 3.4 -4.6 16 54 38 13 4.9
Portugal Negative 7.1 85.9 81.6 -9 -37 415 452 60 13
Spain Stable 7.3 66.9 57.5 -5.3 45 221 176 27 12.4
United Kingdom Stable 7.6 78.2 71.6 -1.7 42 87 44 18 6.6
United States Stable 9.2 92.6 66.2 -3.3 14 39 25 25 17.9

Source Bloomberg, IMF, Bank of International Settlements