Interest rates on new developing country borrowing increased by an average of 2.2 percentage points over the course of 2018. Yields on low- and lower-middle income country debt, calculated by…
Twenty-seven countries across the world are in debt crisis, with a further 80 at risk of being so, according to new figures released for World Debt Day on 16 May.…
• Government external debt payments reach highest level in the last decade following commodity price falls and rising value of the US dollar • Figures released before US Federal Reserve…
Several developing countries, including Jamaica, El Salvador and Pakistan, are failing to meet international development goals after rich countries reneged on a pledge to deal with their debts. Moreover, unjust…
One year ago today, a bill to audit the Tunisian public debt was submitted to the Assembly, but this democratic initiative has been blocked by global finance.
The Tunisian government has asked Ecuador for advice on conducting an audit into debts inherited from the Ben Ali regime. The Ecuador government will be sending a mission to Tunisia…
Investigation to find if loans were stolen and taken out of country. Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki has announced his government plans to audit debts it owes, with the intention of…
