BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : SEPTEMBER 4, 2000 ISSUE
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INTERNATIONAL -- ASIAN BUSINESS

Drowning in Debt


The debt of many of Daewoo's units jumped after the government checked the 
books. Some of the biggest discrepancies:

                                   DAEWOO'S            GOVERNMENT'S
                                   CALCULATION         CALCULATION
                                   OF DEBT*            OF DEBT**
                                           (IN BILLIONS)

DAEWOO CORP.                       $23.84              $30.51
DAEWOO MOTOR                        13.96               16.06
DAEWOO ELECTRONICS                   6.87                7.65
DAEWOO TELECOM                       2.67                2.93

TOTAL DEBT OF DAEWOO COMPANIES     $69.7               $79.8


* As of June, 1999
** As of December, 1999

DATA: KOREA FINANCIAL SUPERVISORY COMMISSION


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