Reaction: G7 should tackle private lenders rather than blame China
Reacting to the G7 Finance Ministers statement released today at the end of their summit[1], Tim Jones, Head of Policy at Debt Justice said: “To tackle the debt crisis in…
UK development strategy will intensify debt crisis in lower income countries
Commenting on today’s launch of the UK government’s International Development Strategy, Heidi Chow, Executive Director of Debt Justice said: “Many lower income countries are already in a full-blown debt crisis,…
Our new name, Debt Justice
No one should be forced into debt just to put food on the table or to keep the lights on. Yet almost half of all adults in the UK are…
Rowan Williams joins campaign for Debt Justice
Jubilee Debt Campaign is today relaunching as Debt Justice to continue its work to build power in the hands of people to end unjust debt and demand a fair economy.…
G7 responsible for over half of lower income country debt payments
New calculations released by anti-poverty campaigners Debt Justice today show that G7 countries are responsible for 51% of external debt payments by lower income countries. On the same basis, China…
Latest IPCC report on climate change mitigation – what does it say about debt?
Earlier this month, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published its latest report on progress towards mitigating the impacts of climate change. The report was written by nearly 300 expert…
EVENT: Come to our relaunch party!
We are a campaigning organisation that exists to stop unjust debts driving poverty and inequality. We believe change comes through building the collective power of affected communities and growing a…
Flagship lending transparency scheme gets information from just two banks
Only two banks have disclosed any information through the flagship lending transparency scheme of the Institute of International Finance (IIF) and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Banks first…
Protestors call on BlackRock to cancel Zambia’s debt
Campaigners demonstrated outside BlackRock’s London office on day of annual earnings release BlackRock, the world’s richest asset manager, could make $180 million profit from Zambian debts for itself and its…
Social media blast BlackRock to #CancelZambiasDebt
BlackRock is Zambia’s largest known bondholder but refused a previous request by Zambia to suspend debt payments during the pandemic – and has still not offered to restructure any of…
