When a Government Partially Defaults Its Debt,a "Haircut" of 20

question 13

Multiple Choice

When a government partially defaults its debt,a "haircut" of 20% means that

• A)creditors receive 20% of what they owed.
• B)creditors receive 80% of what they owed.
• C)creditors receive 40% of what they owed.
• D)creditors receive 10% of what they owed.

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