Sierra Leone President appeals for help over debt burden
• New President Julius Maada Bio says he has inherited a debt crisis • 73% of Sierra Leone’s debt is owed to multilateral institutions • Jubilee Debt Campaign warned that…
UK’s financial watchdog fails to protect debt-trap victims
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has called for a crackdown on high-interest lending but its proposals do not go far enough, says the End the Debt Trap coalition.
Ghana’s debt situation worsens as lenders continue to be bailed out
• IMF projections for debt, revenue and interest all over-optimistic • But public spending cut by more than initially planned • Debt crisis expected to continue for next twenty years,…
We still need a debt jubilee: 20 years on from the Birmingham human chain
Twenty years ago today, as a wide-eyed 16 year old, I went on my first ever protest. Travelling to Birmingham with a group from my church, we joined 70,000 others…
New figures show debt crises are growing across the globe
Jubilee Debt Campaign analysis shows 31 countries now in debt crisis, up from 27 in 2017 and 22 in 2015 A further 82 are at risk of a debt crisis…
Black and brown communities hit hard by rising student debt
The marketisation of the higher education sector and rocketing student debts impacts Black and brown communities in the UK, writes Ilyas Nagdee in this guest blog.
Trustee Vacancies at the Jubilee Debt Campaign
Jubilee Debt Campaign is seeking three thoughtful, passionate and committed people to join our Board of Trustees. We are a UK charity working to end poverty caused by unjust debt…
European Parliament demands action as debt crises hit global South
• EU must commit to more responsible lending says European Parliament report. • Member States must also act on 2015 UN resolution to establish a multilateral legal framework for sovereign…
UK willing to back loans to Malaysian government for weapons
Proposal for Eurofighter exports takes no account of 1MDB scandal where Malaysian government guarantees were used to embezzle loans 1MDB loans were given under UK law – critics of Malaysian…
Mozambique proposes paying secret debts in a decade
Hints that if creditors do not agree, legality of the debt may become an issue Bondholders reject proposal, but no creditor has taken legal action on defaulted debts In a…
