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Why are government debts going up globally?

Why are government debts going up globally?

Update: 2025-09-03
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As government borrowing costs and debts rise around the world, we take a closer look at Japan, the UK and the US, and ask why?

Hannah Mullane speaks to New Zealand's minister of immigration Erica Stanford as the Antipodean country plans to open up their housing market to foreign investors as part of a golden visa programme.

Elsewhere we discuss how TSMC, the biggest semi-conductor producer making chips for electronic products, has become the latest company to face restrictions from the US government as it looks to limit China's access to American technology.

And amid its tariff war with the US, we find out why some grocers in Canada have been ticked off for falsely labelling goods as Canadian.

The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.

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Why are government debts going up globally?

Why are government debts going up globally?

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