{
  "id": 4186735,
  "title": "Three Finance Ministers on Avoiding Debt Crises",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/three-finance-ministers-on-avoiding-debt-crises",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-29T12:12:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
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    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-08-29/three-finance-ministers-on-avoiding-debt-crises-video"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "US public debt just crossed $40 trillion, but the country is hardly the only one facing fiscal troubles. Nations around the world took on record debt during Covid, and many have struggled to bring spending back under control. Chrystia Freeland, who faced this problem herself as Canada's Finance Minister, speaks with former Dutch Finance Minister Sigrid Kaag and former German Finance Minister…",
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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."
}