Many countries burdened by high debt levels are struggling to invest in key areas like education, healthcare, and climate action. Debt-for-development swaps (debt swaps) offer a way to improve ...

There’s been a lot of talk in thefinancial newslately about the size of the U.S. debt and the fact that foreign countries hold a large amount of it. Some legislators and economists fear that the U.S.

Cesar Sosa-Padilla, associate professor of economics and a faculty fellow at the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, Keough School of Global Affairs, at the University of Notre Dame.

WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) - More work is needed to improve the sovereign debt restructuring process and help countries facing mounting debt service challenges, the chairs of a global debt ...

The International Monetary Fund is often the last stop for countries in financial distress. When national reserves dry up or inflation spins out of control, the IMF steps in with loans meant to ...

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 ...