拉美国家负债累累,总额已近4,000亿美元。如何偿还这一笔外债?拉美各债务国与债权国进行多次谈判,积极寻求减轻债务负担的新途径。近年来,拉美国家普遍采用一种解决债务的新形式,即外债资本化。何谓外债资本化?债权银行将部分外债打折扣出卖给债券购买人,折扣多少根据具体国家不同支付能力而定。哥伦比亚债券的价格在纽约证券交易所居拉美国家之首,债券购买人用86美分至89美分就可购1美元的债权。其次是巴西,对巴西的债务折扣约63美 Latin American countries are heavily indebted, totaling nearly 400 billion U.S. dollars. How to repay this foreign debt? The debtor countries in Latin America and the creditor countries have conducted many negotiations and actively sought new ways to reduce the debt burden. In recent years, Latin American countries have generally adopted a new form of debt settlement, namely the capitalization of foreign debt. What is the capitalization of foreign debt? The creditor’s bank discounts some of its foreign debts to the bond purchaser, depending on the specific country’s ability to pay. The price of the Colombian bond is the highest in the U.S. New York Stock Exchange’s U.S. home market. The bond purchaser can purchase a U.S. dollar debt from 86 cents to 89 cents. Followed by Brazil, debt discounts on Brazil are about 63%