Black Lives Matter
In the last few weeks, we have seen the world erupt and huge numbers of people galvanise against racism. The killing of George Floyd on 25 May 2020 sparked a wave…
WEBINAR: Drop Debt, Save Lives: Coronavirus and global south debt
When: Wednesday 10 June, 6pm Where: Fill in the form below and we’ll email you a link, please note you will need to download Zoom to access this Webinar The…
Reaction to industry body proposal for voluntary debt payment suspension
Reacting to the Institute of International Finance proposal on a voluntary debt payment suspension to private lenders launched today, Tim Jones, Head of Policy at Jubilee Debt Campaign said: “Any…
Lenders drive Argentina into a debt default
Argentina is expected to formally default today after the 30-day grace period on a bond payment expires. Commenting on the default, Sarah-Jayne Clifton, Director of Jubilee Debt Campaign said: “Argentina…
G20 debt suspension request: 90% of bonds governed by English law
First payments due on 1 and 4 May on debts G20 has asked private creditors to suspend Jubilee Debt Campaign estimates $9.4 billion of debt payments are due to private…
Launch of the Open Budget Survey
This blog was written in response to the Open Budget Survey available here Even before the coronavirus crisis hit, many countries were already struggling with high debt payments. Jubilee Debt…
Debt suspension agreed for low-income countries to help fight Coronavirus
It’s been a huge week for debt campaigning. Following calls from over 200 organisations and 750,000 people around the world for debt cancellation to help lower-income countries cope with coronavirus,…
G20 suspends debt payments, more action needed
Warning of future debt crises if debt not cancelled outright Legislation needs to be passed to ensure private sector complies with voluntary debt payment suspension G20 Finance Ministers have announced…
G20 announces deal on suspension of debt payments
The French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has announced that the G20 has agreed a deal to suspend some of the debt payments of 77 of the poorest countries in…
Media Briefing on IMF/WB Spring Meetings 2020
Ahead of the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings this year, we’ve prepared a handy guide to what must be done to ensure that every country can prioritise healthcare, and…