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Creditor Nation

Don’t give countries too much credit. They’ll start running around the planet with a big ego. Nobody needs that.

But creditor nations are firms that are operating a fiscal surplus.

To find out if your country is a creditor nation, you want to look at the amount of money they’re bringing in compared to the amount of debt they're paying.

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