World Bank Calls for Debt Relief as Funds Flee Poor Countries – BNN Bloomberg
(Bloomberg) — The World Bank’s top economist called on private lenders to shoulder some of the cost of debt forgiveness for the poorest countries, as record high repayments drain budgets that should be focused on health, education and infrastructure. Interest payments alone by the lowest-income nations ballooned to a record $34.6 billion in 2023, quadrupling…