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In 2020, the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) have been deeply apprehensive of government debt defaults of developing countries due to COVID-19

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In 2020, the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) have been deeply apprehensive of government debt defaults of developing countries due to COVID-19. Discuss why, when a leading developing country government defaults on its loan from a foreign country, interest rates on bonds issued by many other developing countries will rise and cause widespread harm to the world economy. (Use a loanable funds market diagram in your answer.)