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Global debt rises $32 trillion in 2020 amid Covid pandemic: Moody's

The recovery in global economy from Covid pandemic's aftermath will be staggered with the US leading the recovery, Moody's said

Global public debt could touch 98% of GDP in 2020 amid Covid crisis: IMF

India's government debt is expected to remain elevated at 83 per cent of GDP

Global debt to hit $200 trillion, but no major crisis anytime soon: S&P

LONDON (Reuters) - Global debt is set to reach $200 trillion, or 265% of the world's annual economic output, by the end of the year, S&P Global has forecast - although it doesn't expect a crisis any time soon.

Global debt balloons by $15 trn this yr, may hit all time high of $227 trn

The estimate is based on a report from the Institute of International Finance whose members include over 400 banks and financial institutions across the globe

Global economy to remain in tenuous position in 2021, says Moody's

Social issues will attract further prominence in 2021 in public policies, corporate strategies and investment decisions

India making progress on global debt index debut, says JPMorgan

Reuters on Monday reported JPMorgan had kept Indian bonds out of its flagship indices

Global debt hits record high of 331% of GDP in Q1 amid Covid-19: Report

The IIF, which represents global banks and financial institutions, said the first-quarter debt-to-GDP ratio jumped by over 10 percentage points, the largest quarterly surge on record

Global public debt, fiscal deficits to reach all-time high in FY21: IMF

The steep contraction in output and ensuing fall in revenues along with a sizeable discretionary support have led to a surge in the government debt and deficits

Getting into global debt, equity indices can fetch us $100 bn: Nilesh Shah

According to experts, the foreign holding cap imposed by the RBI in public debt has deterred inclusion of the country in such indices

Global debt to top record $255 trn by 2019-end, no signs of slowing: Report

The amount, which is also more than three times the world's annual economic output, has been driven by a $7.5 trillion surge in the first half of the year that shows no signs of slowing

Global debt load surges to new all-time record high of $188 trn: IMF chief

That is up from the previous record of $164 trillion in 2016, according to IMF figures

Global debt hits a new record at $247 trn, $29 trn higher than end of 2016

The pace of the debt increase in the first quarter is a concern to the IIF as they note that the quality of the debt has declined, particularly in emerging markets

The debt pile: IMF sounds a warning about growing levels of debt

India's general government debt, at 69 per cent of GDP, according to the IMF, is significantly high for a country at its level of development

What India can teach a world drowning in debt

IMF's recently released global database shows that the world has a lot to learn from India's thrifty habits

Global debt hits record $233 trillion

The United Nations calculates the global population is 7.6 billion, suggesting the world's per capita debt is more than $30,000

Global borrowing hits record as big central banks prepare to tighten credit

Years of cheap central bank cash has delivered a sugar rush to world equity markets

Global debt rises to 325% of world GDP at $215 tn, led by emerging markets

Global debt grew by $7.6 trillion in 2016, according to an IIF study