PARIS: Record levels of corporate borrowing could become a risk for the world economy if slowing growth prevents companies from redeeming their maturing bonds over the next few years, the OECD warned on Monday.

The value of outstanding bonds issued by the world’s non-financial companies has doubled since the 2008 global financial crisis, the Paris-based body said in a report.

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