IMF Warns on Poor-Country Debt

BangkokLow-income countries spend up to 14% of revenue on debt.

Poor oil importers also bear the worst of fuel prices raised by the war on Iran.

Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said higher global rates lifted repayments, while the AI investment boom bypasses vulnerable nations.

The IMF says it will back a loan programme for Iraq and Lebanon talks need more work.

How each outlet framed it

Al Jazeera Online: frames the IMF's duty to poorer nations through AI investment exclusion and debt-service shares of 8-14% of revenue