Public debt of wealthy nations exceeds $3.5 trillion in annual interest payments

Interest payments on public and private debt in wealthy nations reach $3.5 trillion annually.

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Rising interest rates increase pressure on heavily indebted countries like the United States and France.

This burden now exceeds defense or education budgets in several nations.

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