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How to tackle global challenges: The IMF & World Bank blueprint
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How to tackle global challenges: The IMF & World Bank blueprint

The International Monetary Fund and World Bank’s Spring Meetings in Washington have told a tale of two economies: In the developed world, inflation is falling, and recession looks unlikely. But many of the world’s poorest countries are struggling under tremendous debt burdens inflated by rising interest rates that threaten to undo decades of development progress. That means these key lenders of last resort have their work cut out for them. But according to GZERO Senior Writer Matthew Kendrick, there's a proven model.

Ian Explains: Why is global debt so high?
Ian Explains

Ian Explains: Why is global debt so high?

As of 2023, global debt as ballooned to an eye-watering $300 trillion. That’s an average of $37,500 for every person on the planet. Why is global debt so high? Decades of low interest rates and cheap good made money easy to borrow. Then, along came a pandemic which stalled growth and a war in Ukraine that drove food and energy prices through the roof.

David Malpass (pictured) | GZERO World with Ian Bremmer: the podcast (graphic text)
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

Podcast: Fix the global debt crisis before it's too late, warns World Bank's David Malpass

Listen: In his final interview as World Bank president, David Malpass sits down with Ian Bremmer on GZERO World to discuss all things debt. No, not your credit card or mortgage payments, but the sovereign debt that government's use to pay their bills.