The poor, squeezed by 10 trillion dollars in external debts

The external debt of the world’s low and middle-income countries at the end of 2021 totalled 9 trillion US dollars, more than double the amount a decade ago. Such debt is expected to increase by an additional 1.1 trillion US dollars in 2023. Moreover, the debt-service payments, projected to top 62

Developing nations face impossible trade-off on debt: UN

Spiralling debt in low and middle-income countries has compromised their chances of sustainable development, the UN trade facilitation agency has said.Rebeca Grynspan, the head of UNCTAD, said between 70 and 85 percent of the debt that emerging and low-income countries are responsible for is in a foreign currency.This has left

Time running out for decisions on debt relief as countries face crisis

Developing low- and middle-income economies are taking hard hits from global economic developments outside their control. Monetary tightening in advanced economies coupled with increasing fears of a global recession have weakened currencies, sent interest rates soaring, and investors fleeing. All of which is contributing to a rapid deterioration of an already