Economy question

[Traveller13]

Poor countries are in debt.
Rich countries are in debt.
Who does everyone owe money to?

[Arcadia]

well... the province government will pay me may salary in two days, do you want a loan? (i know, it´s a bad joke...)

[Traveller13]

yeah it was a bad joke but in this case I think it's funny

the thing is that if "poor" countries can't get out of poverty (partly) because of debt, and if "rich" countries are in debt too, which is also a potential handicap, it either means that somebody's pulling an unimaginable amount of money outside the system, or that there's a mathematical hex in the rules of finance.

can't we at least, like, see who owes the less, and cancel that amount debt for everyone?