When discussing national finances, the debt-to-GDP ratio has become the ultimate measuring stick for economic health. Some nations have masterfully managed their finances, keeping debt levels ...

According to the latest data from the International Monetary Fund, the world is in a huge amount of debt, and just a handful ...

The United States now carries one of the largest public debt loads in history, and the raw figures are staggering enough to ...

Globally, government debt/GDP ratios and debt service costs have increased since the GFC and Covid, raising the relevance and importance of sovereign bond indices like the FTSE Debt Capacity World ...

Governments require funds for operations and development, borrowing through public debt when revenue falls short. India's ...

When world leaders meet to discuss global economics, debt levels often dominate the conversation. What's fascinating is how dramatically different countries handle their financial obligations. While ...

Piling up debt through irresponsible budgeting can seem like part of human nature. In “How Countries Go Broke”, a book released in June, Ray Dalio, founder of the hedge fund Bridgewater, argues that ...

Successful debt stabilization requires measures to strengthen public finances and institutions, alongside pro-growth structural reforms and a sound macroeconomic environment Contrary to perception, ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. The world is currently mired in record-setting debt. Last year, the combined borrowing of ...

The U.S. can stabilize its debt-to-GDP ratio at any level by balancing its primary budget, provided real GDP growth matches real interest rates. Achieving fiscal sustainability is possible through a ...

On the domestic side, the government has successfully trimmed its debt by 1 percent or Rs 496 billion. Domestic debt stood at ...

Senegal's economy is 13.5% larger and its debt ratio slightly better after the government updated the base year used to calculate its economic output, the statistics office said.