{"id":21679,"date":"2025-12-26T09:02:54","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T07:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jhb-webdevelopers\/channelafrica\/news\/imf-data-shows-africa-among-top-borrowers-as-global-credit-outstanding-hits-119-5-billion\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T16:32:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:32:40","slug":"imf-data-shows-africa-among-top-borrowers-as-global-credit-outstanding-hits-119-5-billion","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/imf-data-shows-africa-among-top-borrowers-as-global-credit-outstanding-hits-119-5-billion\/","title":{"rendered":"IMF data shows Africa among top borrowers as global credit outstanding hits $119.5 billion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released updated figures on credit outstanding as of December 25, 2025, showing that total global borrowing stands at approximately $119.5 billion, up from $118.5 billion at the end of November.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Several African countries remain among the fund\u2019s largest borrowers. Angola\u2019s outstanding IMF credit totals $2.53 billion following repayments, while Ghana has $2.85 billion on its books after recent disbursements. Egypt\u2019s exposure stands at $6.2 billion, and Ethiopia\u2019s at $1.57 billion, reflecting partial repayments during the month. C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire\u2019s outstanding credit has risen to $3.63 billion after new disbursements and repayments. Kenya\u2019s total remains largely unchanged at $2.94 billion.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Across the globe, Argentina continues to carry one of the largest IMF debts at $41.8 billion, with Pakistan\u2019s credit standing at $7.42 billion. Meanwhile, some countries, including Colombia, have fully repaid their IMF loans during the period, reducing their outstanding balances to zero.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The figures show the ongoing role of IMF support in stabilising economies, particularly in countries facing external financing pressures. The IMF noted that the data is intended for informational purposes and does not replace official reports or statements.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica\/IMF&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":14289,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[78,44],"class_list":["post-21679","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-featured","news-type-finance","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"IMF has released updated figures on credit outstanding as of December 25","published_date":"2025-12-26 11:02:15","news_description":"IMF has released updated figures on credit outstanding as of December 25","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/21679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/21679\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25256,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/21679\/revisions\/25256"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=21679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}