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Global debt at record $226 trillion

Global debt

In 2020, we observed the largest one-year debt surge since World War II, with global debt rising to $226 trillion as the world was hit by a global health crisis and a deep recession. Debt was already elevated going into the crisis, but now governments must navigate a world of record-high public and private debt … Read more

Global debt hit all-time high of $226 trillion in 2020: IMF

IMF

Global debt went up by the highest one-year jump in 2020 since World War II to reach a record $226 trillion, Arab News quoted the International Monetary Fund, as saying in a blog posting. This came as countries grappled with the pandemic and a significant recession. The IMF indicated that the surge in debt was justified to … Read more