The Institute of International Finance, a grouping of over 450 banks, hedge funds and other global financial firms, has called for a suspension of debt payments by the poorest countries…
Borrowing costs for developing country governments has increased sharply Commodity price falls and declines in tourism could have major economic impact on many poor and vulnerable countries Borrowing costs for…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has publicly responded to our research, launched yesterday with 34 other civil society organisations, that $93 billion of IMF loans are being used to bail…
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…
Failure to publish means lenders still being guided by old ‘low risk’ rating Lesotho moves from low risk to moderate, while Timor-Leste moves from moderate to low risk The government…
$449 million of loans agreed but no reduction in debt principal owed Debt negotiations with private commodity traders are still ongoing The IMF has agreed $449 million of loans to…
Despite making debt transparency one of the key items for discussion this year, the 20 have failed to take decisive action to improve debt and loan transparency. In the final…
Uganda Debt Network says government has guaranteed $380 million in payments for hospital which was due to cost $250 million The Uganda Debt Network has raised concerns about the financing…
Introduction A fortnight ago in a major victory for our allies The Mozambique Budget Monitoring Forum (FMO), a network of 21 civil society organisations, the Mozambique Constitutional Council ruled one…
Bank of England figures released today show that unsecured personal debt is 6.5% higher than a year ago Jubilee Debt Campaign has calculated that unsecured personal debt has grown by…
