While speaking at the Devex Forum on Tuesday, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said that she sees a "debt crisis in the making" with rising interest rates and debt, as reported by Reuters.
"Global central banks are rightly focusing on putting a lid on inflation but this adds pressure to debt-burdened countries," Georgieva added. "I'm cautiously optimistic that G20 countries are starting to grasp the huge problem of debt restructuring for developing countries."
These comments don't seem to be having a significant impact on risk sentiment. As of writing, the S&P 500 Index was virtually unchanged on the day at 3,858.
"30% of developing and emerging markets are at or near debt distress; distress rate doubles for low income countries to 60%."