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Shouldn’t there be some more zeroes after $4,200??

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No, the maths is correct:

USD 16 million debit in 1976

USD 4.2 billion debit in 2006

USD 7.1 billion transfer over 30 years

If your unit is million in the equation at the end of that paragraph, then you have:

$16 - $7,100 = $4,200

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