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Public finances in advanced countries: same context, different trajectories

09/23/2026

The scope for manoeuvre available to fiscal policy depends heavily on the interest rate environment, and this has tightened significantly in recent months.
Guillaume Derrien, economist in the advanced economies team, explains where we stand today in the advanced economies, against a backdrop of high debt-to-GDP ratios and moderate growth.

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