The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is providing significant financial assistance, with global debt exceeding $225 trillion. The IMF is lending around $150 billion to nearly 100 countries, including top borrowers like Argentina and Egypt. This lending reflects the IMF's crucial role in addressing financial and political risks post-pandemic.
IMF global lending: • Total outstanding = $150 bn, a near record • Number of countries ~100 • Top 2 borrowers alone -- Argentina & Egypt -- account for a combined $58 bn • Big borrowers tend to overlap with US political priorities https://t.co/VaWrA0nNjh https://t.co/hL0xnEsjPk
IMF is lending near record $150 billion to counter debt and wars https://t.co/xiuw5GHC57 via @EMPosts https://t.co/WoFmdPHY3X
The IMF is lending near a record amount to almost 100 countries, evidence of its growing role as a backstop against the financial and political dangers of the post-pandemic world. A new @business @economics dive into data from the lender of last resort. https://t.co/iHfpcOWQqq
The IMF is lending near a record amount to almost 100 countries, evidence of its growing role as a backstop against the dangers of the post-pandemic world https://t.co/t46PTrI8tD
World debt has crossed $225 TRILLION This is unlike anything we’ve seen https://t.co/VU4qoQc1Ev