Financial and Monetary Systems

Are we in a corporate debt bubble?

Workers are seen in an office tower in the Canary Wharf financial district at dusk in London, Britain, November 17, 2017. Picture taken November 17, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Since 2007, the value of corporate bonds outstanding from nonfinancial companies has nearly tripled. Image: REUTERS/Toby Melville

Susan Lund
Vice President, Economics and Private Sector Development, International Finance Corporation
Share:
Our Impact
The Big Picture
Explore and monitor how Financial and Monetary Systems is affecting economies, industries and global issues
A hand holding a looking glass by a lake
Crowdsource Innovation
Get involved with our crowdsourced digital platform to deliver impact at scale
Stay up to date:

Financial and Monetary Systems

Image: McKinsey&Company
Image: McKinsey&Company
Image: McKinsey&Company
Have you read?
Don't miss any update on this topic

Create a free account and access your personalized content collection with our latest publications and analyses.

License and Republishing

World Economic Forum articles may be republished in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License, and in accordance with our Terms of Use.

The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and not the World Economic Forum.

Related topics:
Financial and Monetary SystemsInequalityEconomic Progress
Share:
World Economic Forum logo
Global Agenda

The Agenda Weekly

A weekly update of the most important issues driving the global agenda

Subscribe today

You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails. For more details, review our privacy policy.

In a polycrisis, how can businesses build the resilience to thrive?

Andrea Willige

June 5, 2023

About Us

Events

Media

Partners & Members

  • Join Us

Language Editions

Privacy Policy & Terms of Service

© 2023 World Economic Forum