1988年,拉丁美洲外债增长缓慢,债务危机有所缓解,然而外债还本付息负担仍然十分沉重,还债与发展的矛盾日益尖锐突出。一年来,拉美外债形势变化主要表现在4个方面:一、拉美国家外债增长速度进一步有限度地放慢。据拉美经委会初步估计,1988年拉美外债继续保持缓慢增长的趋势,而且明显低于1987年的增长水平。外债占国内生产总值的比 In 1988, the slow growth of the foreign debt in Latin America and the debt crisis eased. However, the debt-service burden on foreign debt remained heavy and the debt-to-development contradictions became increasingly acute. Over the past year, the changes in the situation of foreign debt in Latin America have mainly manifested in four aspects: First, the growth rate of the foreign debt of Latin American countries has been further limited to a certain extent. According to preliminary estimates by ECLAC, the foreign debt in Latin America continued to show a slow growth in 1988 and was significantly lower than the 1987 growth rate. The ratio of foreign debt to GDP