During 2006, firms from this region contracted new debt for $135 billion and they account for 40 per cent of total corporate debt of developing countries, up from a 19 per cent average over 1996-2003.
2006年，这一区域的公司新债达到1 350亿美元，占发展中国家公司债总额的40％，而1996至2003年平均百分比为19％。