# IMF urges support for poorer nations hit by inflation and war spillovers

https://mins.news/en/item/104220

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-17 09:31 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/10/17/war-spillovers-debt-threaten-low-income-nations-imf-chief-warns?traffic_source=rss

> IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said low-income countries now spend 8 to 14 percent of revenue on debt repayments as they face high inflation, rising borrowing costs and price shocks from war spillovers. She said the fund has a responsibility to help poorer nations manage debt, and pledged firm backing for Iraq’s requested loan programme while talks with Lebanon advance.

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