Johannesburg, Nov 19, 2025 (AFP) - Debt crunch looms at South Africa's G20 meet

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2025-11-19

South Africa hosts the first G20 summit on African soil this weekend, with a debt crisis strangling many developing countries, at the top of the pile of issues on the table. Here are some of the facts and figures around the borrowing that is essential to finance development, but can also undermine investments because of high-serving costs. - Snowballing - Developing countries shoulder $31 trillion in global debt, double their share in 2010, acc......

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