Figures calculated by the Jubilee Debt Campaign, based on recently released data from the World Bank, show that loans to impoverished country governments have increased by 40% in just one…
Reacting to the announcement by the IMF that it will cancel almost $100 million of debt owed by Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, whilst lending $160 million in new loans,…
New figures released today predict that current rates of lending could lead to debts becoming unsustainable in many impoverished countries over the next decade, just a few years after some…
The United Nations General Assembly has passed a resolution to create new legal rules to stop financial speculators like vulture funds from undermining debt restructurings. The motion, passed by 124…
Rowan Williams has criticised a “great deal” of lending by banks and other institutions for being unethical, both in the UK and across the world. Dr Williams was speaking at…
Caribbean nations have publicly called for debt cancellation for the region. This week, the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) called for “reparations for native genocide and slavery”.…
The tiny Caribbean island of Grenada, population 100,000, has stopped paying its £560 million debt. On Saturday, as the IMF and World Bank annual meetings got underway in Washington DC,…
The cost of austerity packages imposed in the name of paying debts in Europe has been high. In Portugal fees for health care have been imposed, costs for utilities have…
Over 10,000 people have signed our petition for a Jubilee for Justice calling for: Cancellation of the unjust debts of the most indebted nations Promotion of just and progressive taxation…
UK Campaigners support Irish call to halt payments on Anglo-Irish debt
