In its latest Fiscal Monitor, the IMF flags a steady deterioration in public finances despite a resilient global economy.

Fund says conflict-driven energy shocks, tighter financial conditions, rising defense costs worsening fiscal pressures, while ...

LONDON (Reuters) -Global debt hit a record high of $337.7 trillion at the end of the second quarter, driven by easing global financial conditions, a softer U.S. dollar and a more accommodative stance ...

NEW YORK — Global debt climbed to a record $348 trillion at the end of 2025, after nearly $29 trillion was added over the year in the fastest yearly build-up since the pandemic surge, a banking trade ...

Public finances are under increasing strain as new shocks hit an already-constrained global economy, according to the Fiscal ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expressed concern on the 16th that the fiscal soundness of countries worldwide could structurally deteriorate due to the aftermath of the Middle East war and ...

Covid, exacerbated by conflicts, impacting low-income countries disproportionately, warns the IMF Fiscal Monitor.