# IMF Chief Urges Governments to Act on Record Debt

https://mins.news/en/video/89721

- Bloomberg Television, 2026-10-07 13:15 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_f-xu8mSTE

> International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva says governments must urgently tackle challenges posed by the energy shock, higher interest rates and record debt. She says post-pandemic spending and wars in Ukraine and the Middle East have pushed some countries “out of the safe zone.”

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