US philanthropic foundation calls for better financing coordination with creditors

20261102 Rockefeller Foundation managing director for international policy

Christina Segal-Knowles, the Rockefeller Foundation’s managing director for international policy, speaks during an interview in Bangkok on Oct. 14. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)

YUIYA SHIBATA

November 4, 2026 10:09 JST

BANGKOK — Rising debt service costs are squeezing developing countries’ ability to invest in growth, a senior official at the Rockefeller Foundation told Nikkei, calling for better coordination with creditors to prevent new financing from being swallowed up by debt repayments.