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Persistent Fall in Private Borrowing Brings Global Debt Down

December 2, 2024

Vitor Gaspar, Carlos Gonçalves, Marcos Poplawski-Ribeiro

Empirical analysis points to low growth prospects as the main driver of this trend in 2023.

Global Public Debt Is Probably Worse Than it Looks

October 15, 2024

Era Dabla-Norris, Davide Furceri, Raphael Lam, Jeta Menkulasi

Elevated risks to public debt call for enduring and carefully designed fiscal adjustments

Now Is the Time to Help Countries Faced with Liquidity Challenges

August 1, 2024

Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, Pablo Saavedra

With elevated debt service squeezing the space available to finance much needed investment in many countries, urgent action is needed to boost fiscal space, maintain adequate international support, and reduce debt servicing costs.

Sovereign Debt Restructuring Process Is Improving Amid Cooperation and Reform

June 26, 2024

Ceyla Pazarbasioglu

Agreements taking shape at a faster pace are reducing uncertainty for countries and investors.

Hidden Debt Hurts Economies. Better Disclosure Laws Can Help Ease the Pain.

April 2, 2024

Alissa Ashcroft, Karla Vasquez, Rhoda Weeks-Brown

Domestic laws need updating to ensure that public obligations are transparent

The Fiscal and Financial Risks of a High-Debt, Slow-Growth World

March 28, 2024

Tobias Adrian, Vitor Gaspar, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas

Higher long-term real interest rates, lower growth, and higher debt will put pressure on medium-term fiscal trends and financial stability

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