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France Knows It Must Cut Deficit and That Calms Markets, IMF Says
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G20 Vows to Keep Focus on Developing Countries' Debt Issues
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EU's Dombrovskis Says Suspension of French Pension Reform Costly, but to Be Offset
Date: October 16, 2025
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -France appears to be on track with its 2025 budget gap reduction, and while the suspension of its pension reform will be costly, it should be offset by other measures to keep...
Hungary Working 'full Steam' on $1.6 Billion Pension Top-Up, Orban Says
Date: October 16, 2025
By Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Thursday said his government was working "full steam" on a pension top-up, which could cost around $1.6 billion,...
French PM Faces Fraught Budget Talks After Surviving No-Confidence Votes
Date: October 16, 2025
PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu appears likely to survive two no-confidence votes in parliament on Thursday after offering to suspend President Emmanuel Macron's landmark...
IMF Sounds Alarm About High Global Public Debt, Urges Countries to Build Buffers
Date: October 15, 2025
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Global public debt is projected to rise above 100% of gross domestic product by 2029, reaching its highest level since 1948 and continuing to climb, the IMF said...
Us, China Still Committed to Global Debt Efforts, IMF Strategy Chief Says
Date: October 15, 2025
By Andrea Shalal and Karin Strohecker WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top U.S. and Chinese officials will join Wednesday's meeting of the Global Sovereign Debt Roundtable, where a key topic will be the lack of...
European Growth to Hold up but at an Increasing Fiscal Cost, IMF Says
Date: October 14, 2025
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Euro zone economic growth will hold up despite a drag from U.S. tariffs but this will come at a cost of higher government spending and rising debt, the International Monetary Fund...