low-debt

But it's not at all what happened in Ireland and Spain, both of which had low debt and budget surpluses on the eve of the crisis.

These companies are now sitting on unspent cash ($40bn in the case of ExxonMobil, the largest of the group) and very low debt.

The Swiss have both a fiscal and a current-account surplus, a low inflation rate and a relatively low debt-to-GDP ratio.

It is true that Chinese households have low debt, but household debt need not be the main factor in a housing crash.

Chinese operators , by contrast, have been spared the burden of " third- generation " licence fees and enjoy low debt ratios .

Japan has a very large number of retired people, with low debt and large savings, generally invested in cash or bonds.

With its big cash reserves and low debt, Russia may find that economic problems now take time to hit home.

Residential investment never fell much in low-debt counties while it plummeted during the crisis in high-debt counties.

The euro area's consumers have high savings and low debt by rich-world standards but are nervous all the same.

Spain in particular had a budget surplus and low debt before the 2008 financial crisis; its fiscal record, one might say, was impeccable.

Thanks to their low debt levels, many big emerging economies used fiscal and monetary stimulus vigorously and effectively.

And unlike the West, consumers have low debt levels and banks are expanding credit rather than shrinking it.

Given its relatively low debt-to-GDP ratio and exceptionally high foreign reserves, the country has a comfortable cushion.

So unlike its government, Italy's households and many private businesses have relatively low debt.

With a cash balance of almost $1 billion and low debt, Tencent has the firepower to take advantage.

But as we've just learned in this crisis, a low debt-to-equity ratio doesn't offer any protection against a bank making a bad loan.

Chinese households have low debt levels and even a dramatic fall could be borne by well-capitalised banks.

Some 15 per cent of capital commitments are screened for Sharia compliance (low debt, non-injurious, no forbidden foods, etc).

Spain and Ireland, which both had surpluses and low debt to GDP ratios before the crisis, showed the fallacy in this logic.

Yet Ireland and Spain had a surplus and low debt-to-GDP ratios before the crisis.

He also insists on strong cash flows, high returns on capital and low debt.

Rapid wage growth and low debt make consumers more robust.

If you've got low debt, you're not maximizing your opportunities.

Listed Companies: Relations Between Low Debt and Stock Repurchasing

Analysis of factors influencing low debt equity ratio in China