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Rising debt costs squeeze developing nations’ investment in growth
Rising debt payments are limiting developing countries’ investment in growth.
Christina Segal-Knowles, managing director for international policy at the Rockefeller Foundation, raised the issue in an interview in Bangkok.
Countries must use money to service debt, leaving less available for investment.
She called for better coordination with creditors.
Without it, new financing could be swallowed up by debt repayments instead of supporting growth.
The sources do not specify what steps creditors or governments may take next.
Rising debt service costs are squeezing developing countries’ ability to invest in growth.
A senior Rockefeller Foundation official called for better coordination with creditors.
She said coordination could help prevent new financing from being swallowed up by debt repayments.
The comments were made in an interview with Nikkei.
- Who
- Christina Segal-Knowles, the Rockefeller Foundation's managing director for international policy.
- What
- She said rising debt service costs are squeezing developing countries’ investment in growth and called for better coordination with creditors.
- When
- She spoke to Nikkei in an interview on Oct. 14; the article was published on Nov. 4, 2026.
- Where
- Bangkok.
- Why
- To prevent new financing from being swallowed up by debt repayments.
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Christina Segal-Knowles spoke during an interview in Bangkok.
Nikkei Asia published the report on her comments.
- Official
- Christina Segal-Knowles
- Organization
- Rockefeller Foundation
- Role
- Managing director for international policy
- Interview location
- Bangkok
- Interview date
- Oct. 14