How to spare low-income countries from ‘economic collapse’

Dec 15, 2021

A monk blesses a train during a Buddhist ceremony one day prior to the handover ceremony of the high-speed rail project linking the Chinese southwestern city of Kunming with Vientiane, in Vientiane, Laos, December 2, 2021. REUTERS/Phoonsab Thevongsa

A monk blesses a new train in Vientiane. Mounting debt levels in developing countries have raised concerns. Image: REUTERS/Phoonsab Thevongsa

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