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BBC Business·· 17d ago

IMF Officials Praise UK's Decisive Debt Reduction Plans Amid Global Fiscal Concerns

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During the IMF's annual meeting in Thailand, managing director Kristalina Georgieva said the UK enjoys better growth prospects due to decisive action to reduce debt and deficit, while chief economist Silvana Tenreyro noted UK borrowing reductions stand out. This contrasts with other G7 countries, such as the US, where top IMF officials are concerned about the debts of the world's biggest economies, and former crisis countries are boasting about lower borrowing cost increases compared to the US.

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