Debt accumulation in advanced countries historically absorbed by increases in short-term foreign debt

IMF paper examines how composition of public debt answered to consolidation periods between 1900 and 2011

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The International Monetary Fund

Episodes of large debt accumulation in 13 advanced economies over the past century were typically absorbed by increases in short-term, foreign currency-denominated, and banking-system-held debt, according to an International Monetary Fund (IMF) working paper.

Sovereign Debt Composition in Advanced Economies: A Historical Perspective by Ali Abbas, Laura Blattner, Mark De Broeck, Asmaa El-Ganainy and Malin Hu, examines how the composition of public debt, broken down by currency, maturity, holder

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