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"Outstanding External Debt of" versus "External Debt Outstanding of"

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Angsoka  #464431  Tue, 15 Jan 08 08:29 AM
Dear all!

I have a problem in choosing the best title for my data.
Which one is correct ?

1  a. Outstanding External Debt of Indonesia by Group of Borrower
    b. Indonesian External Debt Outstanding by Group of Borrower
    c. Indonesia's External Debt Outstanding by Group of Borrower
    d. Indonesia External Debt Outstanding by Group of Borrower
    e. External Debt Outstanding of Indonesia by Group of Borrower

2  a. Outstanding External Debt of Private by Type of Use
    b. Private External Debt Outstanding by Type of Use
    c. Private's External Debt Outstanding by Type of Use
    d. Private External Debt Outstanding by Type of Use
    e. External Debt Outstanding of Private by Type of Use

3  a. External Debt Disbursement of Indonesia
    b. Disbursement External Debt of Indonesia
    c. Indonesia's External Debt Disbursement
    d. Indonesian External Debt Disbursement
    e. Disbursement of External Debt of Indonesia

4  a. External Debt Disbursement of Private
    b. Disbursement External Debt of Private
    c. Private's External Debt Disbursement
    d. Private External Debt Disbursement
    e. Disbursement of External Debt of Private

5  a. External Debt Swap of Indonesia
    b. Indonesia External Debt Swap
    c. Indonesia's External Debt Swap
    d. Indonesian External Debt Swap

... similarly
6   External Debt Service Payment of Indonesia
7   External Debt Service Payment Schedule of Private by Group of Borrower
8  Interest Rate on External Debt of Government and Private
9  New External Debt Commitments by Group of Borrower and Type of Debt

Thanks in advance
  
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Grammar Geek  #464503  Tue, 15 Jan 08 01:27 PM

I would go with

Indonesian Outstanding External Debt by Group of Borrowers
Private Outstanding External Debt by Type of Use
3d
4d
I don't know what debt swap is, but 5d sounds best and 5a is okay too

 

  
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Angsoka  #464724  Wed, 16 Jan 08 12:44 AM
Thank you very much Barbara.

I got your point that "Oustanding External Debt" is correct, and I will use your answer :
     Indonesian Outstanding External Debt by Group of Borrowers
     Private Outstanding External Debt by Type of Use
3d Indonesian External Debt Disbursement
4d Private External Debt Disbursement
5a External Debt Swap of Indonesia

how about this?
6a   External Debt Service Payment of Indonesia
  b   Indonesian External Debt Service Payment

7a   External Debt Service Payment Schedule of Private by Group of Borrower
  b   Private External Debt Service Payment Schedule by Group of Borrower

8a   Interest Rate on External Debt of Government and Private
  b   Interest Rate of External Debt of Government and Private

9a   New External Debt Commitments by Group of Borrower and Type of Debt
  b   New External Debt Commitments by Borrower's Group and Debt's Type
  c   New Commitments of External Debt  by Borrower's Group and Debt's Type

"debt swap" is an agreement from the creditor country to reduce the amount of debt. On the other hand, we have to swap this reducing debt by doing some project for example in education or nature rehabilitation.


  
Grammar Geek  #465619  Thu, 17 Jan 08 11:20 PM

Hi Angsoka,

I don't think there is only one way to say any of these, but here are the ones that sound the most natural to my ear.

6b   Indonesian or Indonesia's External Debt Service Payments
7  b   Private External Debt Service Payment Schedule by Group of Borrowers
8a   Interest Rate on External Debt of Government and Private
9b(2)   New External Debt Commitments by Borrower Group and Debt Type
 
Good luck.

  
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