TBS Report

29 October, 2025, 03:50 pm

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Illustration: Ashrafun Naher Ananna/TBS Creative

Illustration: Ashrafun Naher Ananna/TBS Creative

The amount of money owed to the International Monetary Fund is typically expressed as Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), the IMF’s own unit of account based on a basket of five currencies – the US dollar, euro, pound sterling, the Chinese renminbi and the Japanese yen. Globally, 86 countries collectively owe the IMF SDR 119 billion, equivalent to $162 billion.

Note: As of 15 October, 1 SDR was equivalent to $1.36

Source: Al Jazeera