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Global Wealth and Global Debt - Interview with Jason Furman (Harvard University)

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The Role of Lenders in Financing Expansion

Lebanon, Sri Lanka and Pakistan are struggling to pay off their debts. CNN's John Sutter: Is there a more sustainable way of financing expansion? "A lot of countries, as you just said, are too poor to do that," he says. Lenders must be careful not to overborrow in a wasteful manner, the author adds.

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