WASHINGTON, December 3, 2025—Developing countries paid out $741 billion more in principal and interest on their external debt than they received in new financing between 2022 and 2024—the largest gap ...

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Amid rising domestic sovereign debt overhang in some emerging and developing economies (EMDEs), this paper underscores the importance of effective domestic sovereign debt restructuring (DDR) ...

The energy shock triggered by the Iran war has further increased borrowing costs, particularly for energy-importing countries ...

The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) was established in 1999 to promote democratic debate on the most important economic and social issues that affect people's lives. In order for ...

(Reuters) -Lower-income countries' external debt payments to private lenders remain three times higher than payments to China, research shows, shedding light on the complex, costly web of creditors ...

Geneva [Switzerland]: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday highlighted debt as a major barrier to development for countries worldwide while launching the Sevilla Forum on Debt.

The gap between external debt repayments and new financing in developing countries widened to $741 billion between 2022 and 2024, the largest in at least 50 years, according to the World Bank. Debt ...

30 March 2026 - Developing countries are being priced out of the affordable finance they desperately need for sustainable development, with sovereign credit ratings often overstating risk and ...

Private lenders receive three times more debt payments than China from 2020-2025 Multilateral repayments to rise sharply by 2025, Debt Justice says Debt Justice UK research highlights private lenders' ...