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Financial Post написа:Canadians are the most indebted in the world, OECD says, as it warns on rising debt risk

Consumer debt tops 100 per cent of gross domestic product in Canada

The OECD warned that rising private debt loads in both advanced and developing economies pose a risk to growth as Canada, South Korea and the U.K. lead the world in household borrowing.

“Household and corporate debt in many advanced and emerging market economies is high,” the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Thursday in a pre-released section of a report to be presented next week.

“While higher indebtedness does not necessarily imply that problems are just around the corner, it does increase vulnerability to shocks.”

Indebtedness has continued to rise from high levels in the Scandinavian countries, Australia and Canada, the OECD said.

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