Debt and Kenya’s economic crisis
Last month there were huge protests against tax rises in Kenya. The tax increases, including sales tax on essentials such as bread and cooking oil, were proposed in response to…
Winning debt justice with a new government
This morning, we are waking up to a new political landscape. The Labour party has won the election. I am excited about what this means for winning debt justice because…
General Election 2024: Putting debt on the agenda
Ten million people in the UK are heavily in debt, and 54 countries around the world are in debt crisis. When an election was called just six weeks ago in…
Question your candidates on debt this election
On Thursday 4th July we go to the polls – can you help get debt onto the political agenda? A UK general election gives us a big opportunity to force…
BlackRock – Cancel the Debt!
One of Ghana’s biggest lenders, BlackRock, is refusing to play ball in debt negotiations. Instead of agreeing to cancel Ghana’s debt – a country which is facing the ‘worst economic…
Number of ‘over-indebted’ people in the UK up nearly a third since 2017
The latest Financial Lives Survey commissioned by the Financial Conduct Authority shows that there are now 10.1 million over-indebted people in the UK. Whilst this is 2.7 million lower than…
Climate Resilient Debt Clauses: good or bad for the Global South?
When a country is hit by a catastrophic external shock, like climate extreme events, there is currently no comprehensive and consistently applied method of suspending debt payments. This means that…
IMF and World Bank meetings spark global protests for debt cancellation
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank are two of the biggest development banks in the world. Their lending policies have profound impacts on millions of people in lower…
Debt cancellation deal for Zambia!
For nearly four years, Zambia has been stuck in negotiations to bring down debt levels that have destroyed the country’s economy. Finally, this week we learnt the groundbreaking news that…
How we can win a new law to cancel the debt
It's an election year and we've a chance to put debt cancellation on the political agenda – just as we face the biggest global debt crisis in over 20 years.
