黎巴嫩決定拖欠12億美元債券債務 - 股票

1.原文連結：

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2.原文內容：

Lebanon is to default on a foreign debt payment for the first time in its hist
ory as the country struggles with a major financial crisis.

Prime Minister Hassan Diab said Lebanon would not be making a bond payment of
$1.2bn (ꌹ00m) due on Monday.

黎巴嫩總理哈桑楹}亞卜7日宣布，因外匯儲備短缺，黎巴嫩將不會支付9日到期的12億美
元債券債務。

"The debt has become bigger than Lebanon can bear, and bigger than the ability
of the Lebanese to meet interest payments," Mr Diab said.

Lebanon has been struggling since the value of its currency plummeted.

The Lebanese pound has been losing value against the dollar for months, in par
t because the country's banks have been reluctant to convert local pounds to d
ollars - leading to an increase in demand for the latter.

This issue with foreign exchange has led to importers having difficulty access
ing goods, which have become more expensive. Those with savings have also been
affected by the drop in value of the local currency.

In a live televised address on Saturday, Mr Diab said that negotiations to res
tructure the country's debt, which stands at more than $30bn, would continue "
with all creditors... in a manner consistent with the national interest".

他表示，接下來黎巴嫩政府將與債權人展開談判，以重組債務。據悉，黎巴嫩今年共面臨
大約46億美元的到期債券債務。

Mr Diab added that more than 40% of the population could soon be in poverty as
Lebanon tackles its worst economic crisis in decades.

The 61-year-old became prime minister in January as part of a new government t
hat formed after protests over the failure of leaders to deal with the economi
c crisis turned violent

3.心得/評論：

去年底黎巴嫩持續爆發反政府示威

看來這只是今年債務連環爆的序曲

通貨緊縮之下過去的槓桿都是利刃

大家真的要勒緊褲帶了

遲早會有一堆人付不出錢

重蹈十年前的覆轍

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