Campaigners criticise Credit Suisse for helping to hide Mozambique loan
Over recent days it has come to light that Credit Suisse and VTB lent around $1.35 billion to Mozambique, but the government and the lenders hid this from any public…
Collapse in commodity prices leads to $61 billion funding gap for impoverished countries
Amount is $13 billion more than countries studied receive in aid each year Impoverished country governments could be up-to $61 billion worse off in 2016 as a result of the…
Budget 2016: Concern over switch of UK aid from grants to loans
Information hidden in budget announcements suggest UK government will be giving £3.8 billion of 'aid' money as loans in next four years
Campaigners welcome Mervyn King’s support for Greece debt cancellation
The former Governor of the Bank of England has called for Greece to have a substantial proportion of its debt cancelled.
Debt relief proposals will not benefit Greece for 15 years
Proposed cap will lead to Greece having debt payments ten times higher than Germany paid after 1953 debt cancellation.
The Never-Ending Austerity Story: Why Greece’s third ‘bailout’ changes nothing
The deal signed last July will see Greece lent more money, primarily to meet its debt payments, while even more austerity and privatisation are forced on it.
Put on a screening of #ThisIsACoup, the story of Greece’s debt revolt
Theopi Skarlatos and Paul Mason’s #ThisIsACoup is a documentary giving the inside story of Greece’s confrontation with international finance in 2015. You can watch all four episodes for free online…
Join our team for the Great North Run 2016
The ballot for the Great North Run is OPEN! Enter by 8 February and YOU could take part to raise funds for the Jubilee Debt Campaign!
£139 million of ‘made-up money’ to count as UK aid
Debt deal with Cuba includes cancelling late interest calculated with huge 11% interest rate £139 million of ‘made-up money’ will count as UK aid and contribute towards meeting the UK…
Watch #ThisIsACoup – the story of Greece’s (unfinished) debt revolt
The debt crisis in Greece was constantly in the news in 2015, as the country made a brave attempt to throw off the shackles of unjust debt. But how often…
