Debt cancellation deal for Zambia!
For nearly four years, Zambia has been stuck in negotiations to bring down debt levels that have destroyed the country’s economy. Finally, this week we learnt the groundbreaking news that…
For nearly four years, Zambia has been stuck in negotiations to bring down debt levels that have destroyed the country’s economy. Finally, this week we learnt the groundbreaking news that…
It's an election year and we've a chance to put debt cancellation on the political agenda – just as we face the biggest global debt crisis in over 20 years.
The following reflections are from John Nightingale, long-time chair of our Birmingham local group. We’re incredibly grateful for all the work our local campaigners in Birmingham have done to raise…
For more information and interviews contact Jerome Phelps on +44 7307 620372 The Ghanaian government has reported that Ghana’s official creditor committee has reached a deal to restructure the country’s…
Immediate release BIRMINGHAM ACTIVISTS TO PLANT TREE TO REMEMBER THE CITY’S CONTRIBUTION TO GLOBAL DEBT JUSTICE PHOTOS OF THE HUMAN CHAIN CAN BE FOUND HERE LINK Contact Heidi Chow for…
For more information and interviews contact Jerome Phelps on +44 7307 620372 More than 550 economists, development and climate experts including leading economists Yanis Varoufakis, Thomas Picketty, Jayati Ghosh, Ann…
This report exposes how current global south debt is both a colonial legacy, and a neo-colonial tool used by global north governments, institutions and corporations to plunder the wealth of,…
For more information and interviews contact Jerome Phelps on +44 7307 620372 Lower-income countries have been forced to pay out $2.7 trillion in interest payments to creditors since 1970, according…
When Zambia reached a deal with its private lenders on 26 October, some celebrated it as the end of three years of stalemate since the country became the first to…
Bondholders will be repaid a third more than government creditors including China and the UK under the restructuring deal agreed with Zambia, even though they lent at higher interest rates…