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Developing Countries: Debts

Asked by Ben MaguireLiberal DemocratTreasuryTabled Answered 23 July 2025UIN 68644

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of high interest public debt obligations owed by developing nations to UK private creditors on the public finances of those developing nations.

Answered by Emma Reynolds

The UK is concerned by impacts of the high debt servicing costs faced by developing countries. We fully support the World Bank and IMF’s ‘three pillars’ approach to countries facing liquidity (i.e. short-term payment) challenges.

Enhanced transparency will be a focus of the London Coalition on Sustainable Sovereign Debt, which launched on 23rd June. As part of its wider objectives, the group will work with UK and global private creditors to develop a better understanding of the debt obligations owed by developing countries


UK Government officials engage with the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development and other relevant organisations on a regular basis and will continue to do so as we work to address the challenge of high-interest public debt in developing countries.



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