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Investing amid High Debt, Low Growth

Global public debt stands at around 94% of GDP, constraining governments' ability to fund critical growth-promoting investment in infrastructure, education and technology.

How can innovative financing, alongside global trade and investment strategies, mobilize resources to meet development goals?

This is the full audio from a session at the AMNC25 in Tianjin, China on 25 June, 2025. Watch it here:

Guests:

Jeffry A. Frieden

Professor of International and Public Affairs and Political Science, Columbia University

Topics:
Economic Growth
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