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…
Lower income country borrowing costs rise at three times the rate of the US
New analysis by Debt Justice finds that average interest rates on new borrowing by lower income countries have increased by 5.7 percentage points this year, almost three times the rate…
Over 100 experts call on BlackRock to cancel Zambia’s debt
Over 100 economists and development experts have called on BlackRock and other creditors to cancel a significant amount of Zambia’s debt. In an open letter released today, the signatories –…
Energy Debts Hit Record High
Press release – for immediate release Energy Debts Hit Record High New analysis by campaigning group, Debt Justice shows that the total energy debt weighing down UK households was hitting…
Reaction to Prime Minister Liz Truss on reducing the energy price cap
Press comment – for immediate release £2,500 energy bills will still drive people into debt Responding to the announcement from Prime Minister Liz Truss that the government will reduce the…
Reaction to IMF call for $8.4bn of Zambia debt payments to be cancelled
The IMF has released its Debt Sustainability Assessment for Zambia.[1] The documents say that $8.4 billion of debt payments needs to be cancelled by government and external private creditors between…
Press Comment: Energy and debt crisis PM’s top priority
Press comment – for immediate release Energy and debt crisis PM’s top priority Responding to the election of Liz Truss as the new Conservative party leader and UK Prime Minister,…
Press Comment: Energy price rise will push millions into debt
Responding to today’s dramatic rise in the energy price cap, Heidi Chow, Executive Director at Debt Justice said: “These price rises will push millions more households into energy debt and…
Bishops demand cancellation of debts plunging countries into hunger
Anglican Bishops from around the world today united to call on the UK Government to lead the world in compelling lenders to cancel debts that are plunging communities in low…
Campaign success: Cancel Ukraine’s debt
Ukraine’s lenders have agreed to campaigners’ demands to suspend the country’s debt repayments for around two years. This will free up billions of dollars to enable the Ukrainian people to…
