Two goals for 1998 include further reduction of the country's debt service ratio, toward a goal of 10 percent, and the implementation of a minimum wage of dlrs 0 . 50 TT ( dlrs 1 . 10 U . S ) per hour.
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In June 1997 the country's short term debt, according to the bank of International Settlements stood at US $ 16 . 27 billion with reserves totalling US $ 26 . 59 billion and a debt service ratio of 0 . 61 per cent.
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Londerville also notes that the maximum Total Debt Service ratio ( the " ratio of the borrower's total debt payments, including mortgage payments and property taxes, to their gross household income " ) is underused in evaluating affordability . " There is an argument that the calculation should be based on take home pay rather than gross pay.
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India's reliance on external assistance and concessional debt has decreased since liberalisation of the economy, and the debt service ratio decreased from 35.3 % in 1990 91 to 4.4 % in 2008 09 . In India, External Commercial Borrowings ( ECBs ), or commercial loans from non-resident lenders, are being permitted by the Government for providing an additional source of funds to Indian corporates.
