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BREAKING: Global Debt to Hit Record $277 trillion by Year End on Pandemic Spending Splurge: Institute of International Finance

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BREAKING: Global Debt to Hit Record $277 trillion by Year End on Pandemic Spending Splurge: Institute of International Finance

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global debt is expected to soar to a record $277 trillion by the end of the year as governments and companies continue to spend in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Institute of International Finance (IIF) said in a report on Wednesday.

The IIF, whose members include over 400 banks and financial institutions across the globe, said debt ballooned already by $15 trillion this year to $272 trillion through September.

Governments - mostly from developed markets - accounted for nearly half of the increase.

Developed markets' overall debt jumped to 432% of GDP in the third quarter, from a ratio of about 380% at the end of 2019. Emerging market debt-to-GDP hit nearly 250% in the third quarter, with China reaching 335%, and for the year the ratio is expected to reach about 365% of global GDP.

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