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Weight of Global Debt

January 21, 2026
17:45–18:30 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

Global debt now exceeds $300 trillion, close to 90% of global GDP, at a time when borrowing costs remain sharply elevated. The combination of record obligations and high interest rates is testing how much strain economies can bear and how much space remains for productive investment.    With fiscal space narrowing, can leaders continue skirting politically unpopular budgetary decisions and...
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Speakers

MA
Muhammad Aurangzeb
Minister of Finance and Revenue
Ministry of Finance and Revenue of Pakistan
JB
Joumanna Bercetche
Anchor
Bloomberg News
JJ
Jennifer Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Franklin Templeton
RO
Ronald P. O'Hanley
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
State Street
AW
Anne Walsh
Managing Partner, Chief Investment Officer
Guggenheim Partners

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