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Jakarta, detikFinance – Goldman Sachs Group Inc didakwa dengan penipuan oleh pengawas pasar modal AS yaitu Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) atas pemasaran produk subprime mortgage. Goldman dituding sebagai penyebab munculnya krisis keuangan di AS.

SEC menuduh Goldman Sachs dengan sengaja membuat produk surat utang berjaminan surat utang lain di sektor perumahan yang memang dirancang untuk gagal. Goldman dituding menipu investornya.

Produk ini telah merugikan investor hingga US$ 1 miliar. Bahkan, boleh jadi, kegagalan produk ini juga ikut menyebabkan kegagalan produk derivatif utang lain yang memicu krisis keuangan terbesar di AS. (more…)

Apakah Amerika merupakan negara yang memiliki hutang terbanyak saat ini? Kami sajikan 20 negara penghutang terbesar di dunia berdasarkan proporsi utang terhadap GDP negaranya. Sumber berasal dari artikel pada CNBC berbahasa Inggris. Selamat membaca.

The World’s Biggest Debtor Nations

Throughout the financial crisis, many national economies have looked to their government and foreign lenders for financial support, which translates to increased spending, borrowing and in most cases, growing national debt.

Deficit spending, government debt and private sector borrowing are the norm in most western countries, but due in part to the financial crisis, some nations and economies are in considerably worse debt positions than others.

External debt is a measure of a nation’s foreign liabilities, capital plus interest that the government and institutions within a nation’s borders must eventually pay. This number not only includes government debt, but also debt owed by corporations and individuals to entities outside their home country.

So, how does the US debt position compare to that of other countries? A useful measure of a country’s debt position is by comparing gross external debt to GDP. By comparing a country’s debt to what it produces, this ratio can be used to determine the likelihood that a country will be able to repay its debt. This report takes a look at the world’s 75 largest economies to see which ones have the highest external debt to GDP ratio, calculated using the most recent numbers from the World Bank. We’ve listed the top twenty here.

Who are the world’s biggest debtor nations? The rankings may surprise you!

By Paul Toscano

20. United States

External debt (as % of GDP): 94.3%
External debt per capita: $43,793

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Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) — Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc was the biggest underwriter of loans to Dubai World, the state company seeking to reschedule debt, while HSBC Holdings Plc has the most at risk in the United Arab Emirates, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.

RBS, the largest U.K. government-controlled bank, arranged $2.3 billion, or 17 percent, of Dubai World loans since January 2007, JPMorgan said in a report today, citing Dealogic data. HSBC, Europe’s biggest bank, has the “largest absolute exposure” in the U.A.E. with $17 billion of loans in 2008, JPMorgan said, citing the Emirates Banks Association. Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC may be owed $1.9 billion by Dubai World, making it the largest creditor outside the emirate, said two people familiar with the companies.

“The market is very nervous about exposure to Dubai and RBS’s name has been associated with it as both a lender and a book runner,” said David Williams, a banks analyst at Fox-Pitt Kelton Ltd. in London. “People are concerned it’s going to produce a new wave of losses. Dubai is driving everything in the market at the moment.”

Dubai World, controlled by the emirate’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, borrowed from more than 70 lenders to buy assets ranging from stakes in Las Vegas casino company MGM Mirage to London-based Standard Chartered Plc through Istithmar PJSC. The government said this week it will seek a “standstill” agreement to delay repayment of its debt, including $3.52 billion of bonds due Dec. 14 from property unit Nakheel PJSC.

Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) — Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s managers may deliver more cost cuts to Chief Executive Officer Warren Buffett after the billionaire replaced Richard Santulli as the head of a money-losing plane-leasing unit.

Berkshire executives have eliminated jobs and closed plants as the sale of bricks, jewelry and luxury flights suffered in the recession. The company, which reports third-quarter results today, may need further reductions, even as the U.S. recovers, said Jeff Matthews, founder of the hedge fund Ram Partners LP.
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