Sovereign debt is the interpretation of the English SovereignDebt. Sovereign means head of state, independent country, sovereign, supreme, and king.

Sovereign debt refers to debt borrowed by a country using its own sovereignty as a guarantee, whether it is borrowed from the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, or other countries.

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