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…
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…
Free training event: Become an advocate for debt justice
This free training session in London will give you the tools and confidence to advocate for debt justice.
100 UK MPs criticise Mozambique secret lenders ahead of debt talks in London
100 MPs sign motion which expresses concern about secret loans and calls for new transparency measures Mozambique government meeting creditors in London on 20 March On 20 March the Mozambique…
Developing country debt payments increase by 60% in three years
• Government external debt payments reach highest level since 2004 following lending boom and commodity price falls in recent years • Figures released before US Federal Reserve meeting where further…
Mozambique takes legal action on secret loans
Attorney General announces legal action against officials, but there is still no news of any action against the London banks by the UK’s FCA.
Hidden debts contribute to crisis in Congo
Questions still to be answered about scale of hidden debts and who loans were from Congo and Chad both cannot repay, but negotiations complicated by loans backed by oil The…
Campaign improves IMF debt assessments, but risk of crises continues to increase
The IMF and World Bank have agreed some positive changes to their system for monitoring debts of impoverished countries, though some large issues have been ignored. The system, known as…
Indebted Caribbean islands need urgent debt relief
As the devastation from recent hurricanes in the Caribbean becomes clearer, the calls for debt relief for affected countries grows stronger. In Dominica, 98% of the buildings are damaged, with…
