Tanzania hit by costs of public-private partnerships
Cost of energy public-private partnership has added $200 million to Tanzanian government debt at same time as electricity prices have been hiked to among the highest on African continent Read…
UN votes for new debt rules but UK tries to block
The United Nations General Assembly has voted to accept new rules to guide sovereign debt restructurings. At a vote in New York on Thursday evening, the set of nine principles…
Skill up! Stand up!
A free day of training for activists. Saturday 17 October, 10am-6pm MERCi, Manchester M4 7HR A full day of free skills workshops at a the fantastic sustainable MERCi centre in…
Campaigners call for UK government to enforce Ukraine debt deal
Vulture funds and Russia could sue Ukraine through London courts Ukraine has reached an in principal agreement with some of its bondholders to reduce the amount of debt owed by…
Join the eve of Great North Run events on 12 September
The day before our team of runners take part in this year’s Great North Run, join us for these two special events in Newcastle. The third NEWCASTLE JUBILEE DEVELOPMENT LECTURE…
Public-private partnerships in Uganda cost the country dearly
Read our 6-page briefing in full: ‘Public-private partnerships and the financial cost to governments: Case study on the power sector in Uganda’ Privatisation of the Ugandan electricity sector, initiated in…
Blog from our Middlesex University student, Molly Meakin
I am Molly Meakin and I am going into my third year at Middlesex University, doing a placement at Jubilee Debt Campaign for six weeks. My aim is to gain…
Reaction to David Cameron call for Greece debt relief
Responding to UK Prime Minister David Cameron saying that Greece needs debt relief, Tim Jones, economist from the Jubilee Debt Campaign said: “The Prime Minister is right to finally admit…
IMF leak shows ‘fatal flaw’ of Greece debt deal
Commenting on the IMF’s leaked Debt Sustainability Analysis on Greece, Jonathan Stevenson of Jubilee Debt Campaign, said: “The IMF’s new analysis reveals the fatal flaw at the heart of Sunday’s…
‘Agreement’ on Greece debt is an outrageous imposition
In response to the deal with Greece being reached over the debt crisis: Tim Jones, economist at the Jubilee Debt Campaign said: “This is not an agreement but an outrageous…
