# IMF warns rising borrowing costs are straining public finances worldwide

https://mins.news/en/item/98973

- South China Morning Post, 2026-10-14 02:00 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3370722/imf-warns-higher-borrowing-costs-are-straining-public-finances-worldwide?utm_source=rss_feed

> Rising sovereign debt and borrowing costs have prompted the IMF to warn of risks to member countries’ fiscal health. Average 10-year government bond yields across the G7 rose by more than 1 percentage point from February to September, while 24-year-high US Treasury yields are expected to feature prominently at this week’s gathering of central bankers and finance ministers in Bangkok.

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