Vulnerable countries to pay record 22bn this year, mostly relating to loans issued under Xi Jinpings belt and road initiative The most vulnerable nations on Earth are facing a tidal wave of debt repayments as a Chinese lending boom starts to be called in, a new report has warned. , published on Tuesday by Australian foreign policy thinktank the Lowy Institute, said that in 2025 the poorest 75 countries were on the hook for record high debt repayments US22bn to China. The 75 nations debt formed the bulk of the total 35bn calculated by Lowy for 2025.
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