Global Debt Explosion

June 28, 2023
09:00–09:45 (Asia/Shanghai time zone)

About this session

Debt has reached unprecedented levels since the COVID-19 pandemic, hitting around $300 trillion in 2022. With low interest rates, developing countries have also accumulated a large volume of local currency debt. As central banks raise interest rates in response to a sticky inflationary outlook, debt risks are becoming increasingly alarming particularly in developing countries. Can policy-makers...
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Speakers

JK
Jin Keyu
Professor of Economics
London School of Economics (LSE)
BJ
Bob McCooey Jr
Vice-Chairman
Nasdaq
SV
Samantha Vadas
Anchor
CNBC International

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