France’s public debt climbed above €3.4 trillion in the second quarter of this year, reaching 115.6 percent of GDP, according to new official figures.

Italy's GDP is expected to grow by 0.4% in 2025, while the deficit is predicted to rise from 3.3% to 3.6% of GDP. Public debt is also projected to increase by 1.5 percentage points, reaching 138.4% of GDP, according to estimates released on Saturday by the Observatory of Italian Public Finance (OCPI) at Milan's Catholic University.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to deliver a pre-budget speech today, highlighting what he describes as the dire fiscal state of the country while assuring that “better days are ahead.”

The world's total public debt is projected to surpass $100 trillion for the first time in 2024, with potential growth outpacing previous forecasts due to rising political support for increased spending and the challenges of slow economic growth, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) stated on October 15.

As of April 1, 2024, Armenia's public debt rose by 15 percent year-on-yer, News.Az reports citing the statistical indicators released by the Eurasian Economic Commission, News.Az reports.

European countries are “vulnerable to adverse shocks” from geopolitical tensions and persistently high interest rates because of their failure to keep reducing their public debt, the European Central Bank has warned, News.Az reports citing the Financial Times.