Many international economic issues such as inflation, America's debt ceiling and the dollar peg have imposed themselves on the work of the Qatar Economic Forum hosted by Doha. Inflation rates reached record levels in many countries of the world as a result of the Russian-Ukrainian war, high energy prices, the impact of supply chains and the effects of the "Covid-19" pandemic, which prompted many countries to raise interest rates affected by the decisions of the US Federal Reserve.
The first of next June is the deadline set for providing funds in the US treasury before Washington defaults.