G20 Finance Ministers today discussed the progress of their Debt Service Suspension Initiative. Ahead of the meeting campaigners have been calling for cancellation of debt payments, including measures to require…
This joint briefing with Christian Aid, Global Justice Now and Oxfam, issued ahead of the G20 Finance Ministers meeting, shows that despite the G20 debt service suspension, many of the…
New research from Jubilee Debt Campaign shows how IMF loans to 28 highly indebted countries are enabling debt repayments to private lenders during the Covid-19 crisis The figures are released…
Last week marked week marks 15 years since the G8 Summit in Gleneagles, Scotland, when leaders of the world’s richest countries agreed debt cancellation for many of the world’s poorest heavily indebted countries. This hard won victory was…
Reacting to the Institute of International Finance proposal on a voluntary debt payment suspension to private lenders launched today, Tim Jones, Head of Policy at Jubilee Debt Campaign said: “Any…
Argentina is expected to formally default today after the 30-day grace period on a bond payment expires. Commenting on the default, Sarah-Jayne Clifton, Director of Jubilee Debt Campaign said: “Argentina…
First payments due on 1 and 4 May on debts G20 has asked private creditors to suspend Jubilee Debt Campaign estimates $9.4 billion of debt payments are due to private…
Warning of future debt crises if debt not cancelled outright Legislation needs to be passed to ensure private sector complies with voluntary debt payment suspension G20 Finance Ministers have announced…
The French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has announced that the G20 has agreed a deal to suspend some of the debt payments of 77 of the poorest countries in…
The IMF has announced it will cancel $215 million of debt payments for 25 countries over the next six months due to the coronavirus pandemic. Reacting to the news, Sarah-Jayne…
