debt

With public and private liabilities worldwide estimated at a staggering $353tn and with many gearing up to borrow more, all agree that there is a problem, but few agree on how to solve it

Many of the big regional energy producers retain strong credit ratings as they boost their borrowing. How the money is spent will determine the wisdom of each approach.

As European banks retreat, debt balloons, and price volatility spooks central banks, Morocco's national currency is increasingly being used in continental trading.

Policymakers' main worry ahead of Rachel Reeves' announcements this week centred on the reaction of the bond markets. So far, they have received a cautious welcome.

The unexplained dismissal of the finance minister leaves more questions than answers as the highly indebted country seeks to avoid a 2025 default

Macron has spent a fortune, bond yields are going up, stocks are falling, Brussels is demanding reform, the IMF is preparing an emergency package, and populists are at the gate... Sacré bleu!

The Egyptian Pound is weak, and the country is losing income from Houthi missiles, causing ships to avoid the Suez Canal. The timing is bad, as Cairo asks the IMF for $750mn in loans.

The global debt burden decreased for the second year in a row, even though it remains above its already-high pre-pandemic level, according to the latest update of the International Monetary Fund’s…

Downgrade was prompted by declining foreign exchange inflows, continued restrictions to the Egyptian pound's exchange rate, as well as external pressures to the economy