Question 1: Calculate the sustainable primary surplus/deficit for each country and identify which countries (if any) have a potential debt crisis on their hands.
Question 2: For any countries with an unsustainable debt path identify possible changes that could bring the country back to sustainability.
Country debt/gdp Primary balance Nominal interest Inflation Rate GDP
Ratio (5) (% of GDP) rate (%) rate (%) growth (%)
A 49.54 -3.43 1.48 1.74 4.25
B 85.66 -5.0 0.04 -0.18 1.76
C 33.33 -1.37 4.38 1.67 2.68
D 54.51 -1.01 2.00 0.36 1.40