UN warns of ‘great finance divide’ as COVID shocks, debt, hits poorest hardest
By DW
21 April 2022 |
5:22 pm
While rich countries borrowed at low rates and saved their economies, poorer nations have spent billions servicing debt. The war in Ukraine will only worsen the pressures on core product prices, officials warn.
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