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IMF Warns Advanced Economies to Cut Debt as Borrowing Rises

By Drooid · Sep 23, 2026, 2:34 AM UTC · How we work

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IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned advanced economies to cut borrowing and debt.
She said global shocks are pushing debt upward like a staircase while governments have done nothing.
UK borrowing in August was £18.3 bn, nearly a fifth higher than a year earlier.
U.S. debt surpassed $40 tn, doubling within a decade and raising domestic and international concerns.
Georgieva warned AI incidents could create significant financial-stability risks alongside energy price shocks.

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IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned advanced economies to cut borrowing and debt.
She said global shocks are pushing debt upward like a staircase while governments have done nothing.
UK borrowing in August was £18.3 bn, nearly a fifth higher than a year earlier.
U.S. debt surpassed $40 tn, doubling within a decade and raising domestic and international concerns.
Georgieva warned AI incidents could create significant financial-stability risks alongside energy price shocks.