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The End of Cheap Money? Why Record Global Bond Yields Matter for the Global South
5.34% and a Finance Minister's Problem
On Thursday the yield on the 10-year US Treasury touched 5.34%, its highest since 2002. The same day, Britain's...
Is the Pledge to spend 5% on Defense a NATO Suicide Pact?
Economically it is fair to ask how long the Americans, set on their current fiscal path, will be able to support their current defense...
France’s Debt Crisis Could Snowball Ahead of the 2027 Presidential Election
France is facing growing worries about its €3.5 trillion public debt as borrowing costs increase. Investors and economists fear that the debt could rise...
CPEC 2.0: Strategic Infrastructure or Strategic Vulnerability? A Geopolitical Reassessment
As the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) enters its second phase in 2026, marking 75 years of bilateral diplomatic relations, the project presents itself as...
At Africa Forward Summit, Civil Society Leaders Urge France to Lead on Debt
Six prominent civil society leaders from the Global South and Global North have issued an urgent call for France to take the lead on eliminating the...
AI Boom Won’t Magically Fix the Debt Problem Facing Major Economies
Artificial intelligence could deliver the productivity surge policymakers have been hoping for since the global financial crisis. But even if it does, economists caution...
Euroclear Flags Risk of Higher EU Borrowing Costs Over Russian Asset Loan
Belgian securities depository Euroclear has cautioned that the EU’s proposal to back a €140 billion loan for Ukraine with frozen Russian assets could be...
The future of public debt management in an era of digital finance
Public debt has always been a central concern of governments, economists, and financial institutions. In the 20th century, the question was whether sovereign debt...
A Call for Debt Justice: Confronting the Sovereign Debt Crisis in the Global South
According to the most recent World Bank report released on December 13, 2023, it was discovered that developing countries collectively spent a staggering US$443.5...
U.S. Is Threatening to Default China Debt Repayment, What Will Beijing Do?
Under Xi’s decade-long rule, China’s holding of US Treasury debt has been consistently declining, last year it fell by $173.2 billion – 17% of...