WASHINGTON, D.C.: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday that advanced economies still hold too much debt, but even as they trim it they need to spend more to generate jobs.

After government debt loads soared in the financial crisis that began in 2008, they have now stabilized, the IMF’s new assessment of global fiscal strength says.

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