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Why did third world debt happen?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

Oil Exporting companies received more money, which they kept for extra. They then put this extra money in Western banks, which gave the money to third world countries to build up the country. However, due to factors like recession, the countries debt started to increase, and after 10 years of third world debt starting, the debt rose up to $1,000,000,000,000 (1 trillion dollars).

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14y ago

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