300 organisations demand debt cancellation
300 organisations from 56 countries demand debt cancellation for developing countries, as IMF and World Bank meetings take place in Washington Demonstrations will take place across the world to coincide…
300 organisations from 56 countries demand debt cancellation for developing countries, as IMF and World Bank meetings take place in Washington Demonstrations will take place across the world to coincide…
African governments owe three times more debt to Western banks, asset managers and oil traders than to China, and are charged double the interest, according to research released today by…
Reacting to the G7 Finance Ministers statement released today at the end of their summit[1], Tim Jones, Head of Policy at Debt Justice said: “To tackle the debt crisis in…
New calculations released by anti-poverty campaigners Debt Justice today show that G7 countries are responsible for 51% of external debt payments by lower income countries. On the same basis, China…
• Zambia spends four times more on external debt payments than public healthcare • Real public spending per person has fallen by 18% in recent years, as the debt crisis…
This guide, available in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese aims to help civil society organisations, journalists and interested citizens find and understand information on government debt. Accessing information is vital to…
African Finance Ministers call for suspension of all interest payments World Bank Head calls for suspension of all interest and principal payments to other governments African Finance Ministers have called…
No money paid out from pandemic insurance scheme because Ebola has not crossed into a second country Scheme is the latest to use public money to fund private sector profits…
• New President Julius Maada Bio says he has inherited a debt crisis • 73% of Sierra Leone’s debt is owed to multilateral institutions • Jubilee Debt Campaign warned that…
The EU Court of Auditors have released a report today which says that “EU co-financed Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) cannot be regarded as an economically viable option for delivering public…