{
  "id": 18326684,
  "title": "World Bank raises alarm as developing countries’ external debt hit record $9.4 trillion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/world-bank-raises-alarm-as-developing-countries-external-debt-hit",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-05T14:58:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nairametrics",
    "slug": "nairametrics",
    "url": "https://nairametrics.com/2026/11/05/world-bank-raises-alarm-as-developing-countries-external-debt-hit-record-9-4-trillion/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The World Bank has expressed concerns as external debt owed by developing countries rose 5.5% to a record $9.4 trillion in 2025, pushed by increased borrowing from private creditors and renewed access to international bond markets pushed up debt levels. The post World Bank raises alarm as developing countries’ external debt hit record $9.4 trillion appeared first on Nairametrics .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}