Guatemala’s Chixoy dam: where development and terror intersect
A 1982 massacre paved the way for a hydroelectric dam built with development bank funds. What lessons have been learned? Thirty years ago a massacre took place in the Guatemalan…
Egypt blog 4: A Middle East Beanfeast
Another reason why Egypt shouldn’t be paying its odious Mubarak-era debt was highlighted by a teachers’ protest yesterday against the appalling under-investment in education here. While there is a theoretical…
Belize misses interest payment
Belize has effectively defaulted on its debt, having missed a $23 million interest payment due on 20 August. Creditors are refusing a restructuring offer from one of the most heavily indebted…
Climate Loan Sharks
How the UK is making developing countries pay twice for climate change In Climate Loan Sharks, Jubilee Debt Campaign and the World Development Movement reveal that the UK is pushing…
