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IMF Chief Urges US and Wealthy Nations to Cut Debt

On October 14, 2026, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said US economic growth alone will not be enough to reduce the US national debt of over $40 trillion, and called on the US and other wealthy nations to rein in deficits.

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Oct 17, 2:31 AM aljazeera.com IMF urges support for poorer nations facing high inflation, war spillovers
Oct 16, 10:00 PM ecb.europa.eu Christine Lagarde: IMFC Statement
Oct 16, 2:57 PM fortune.com With U.S. debt above $40 trillion, the IMF chief warns that economic growth alone won’t solve the problem
Oct 15, 7:13 PM imf.org Rebuilding Buffers Without the Luxury of Time
Oct 15, 5:40 AM cnbc.com U.S. Treasury dismisses IMF debt warning and 'messy' forecasting
Oct 14, 1:55 PM starlocalmedia.com IMF: US can’t grow its way out of $1T interest bill
Oct 14, 9:29 AM fortune.com ‘There is no magic’: IMF says U.S. and other nations must ‘go in a direction of tightening’ global debt as economic growth can’t ‘deliver fast enough’
Oct 14, 7:32 AM independent.co.uk IMF chief urges US to rein in $40 trillion debt as poor countries ‘pay the price’
Oct 14, 4:24 AM abcnews.com IMF chief urges wealthy nations to rein in debt to ease global economic pressure
Oct 14, 2:20 AM scmp.com IMF head urges US and rich nations to rein in deficits as global debt soars
Oct 14, 1:53 AM cnbc.com Scott Bessent's growth plans aren't enough to tame surging deficit and debt pile, IMF chief says
Oct 14, 1:45 AM kstp.com IMF chief urges US and wealthy nations to rein in debt to ease global economic pressure
Oct 14, 1:45 AM clickondetroit.com IMF chief urges the US and other wealthy nations to rein in debt to ease global economic pressure
Oct 13, 10:02 PM bloomberg.com Bessent’s Growth Plan Can’t Fix US Debt Problem, IMF Chief Warns
Oct 13, 9:14 PM bloomberg.com IMF Says US Growth Not Enough To Fight High Debt, Deficit Levels
Oct 13, 9:12 PM investing.com IMF’s Georgieva says US growth will not be enough to shrink debt