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DEBT FOR NATURE

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Debt for nature

Prime Minister Philip Davis KC was in the UK last week and spoke at the Caribbean Council reception in London, where he said once more that about 40 percent of the county’s $11bn-plus national debt was the result of post-hurricane repairs and restoration efforts. He stated further that climate change is the greatest threat that The Bahamas is facing. But this battle against climate change is a costly endeavour, and the country must be innovative in creating new sources of income and reducing the crippling debt it is faced with.

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