Speculators make 13% despite Ebola crisis in DR Congo
No money paid out from pandemic insurance scheme because Ebola has not crossed into a second country Scheme is the latest to use public money to fund private sector profits…
Sierra Leone: Ebola debt to IMF contributes to big cuts in public spending
In November the IMF agreed a new $172 million loan programme with Sierra Leone, spread over the next 3 and a half years, until mid-2022. At the same time, the…
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…
Collapse in commodity prices leads to $61 billion funding gap for impoverished countries
Amount is $13 billion more than countries studied receive in aid each year Impoverished country governments could be up-to $61 billion worse off in 2016 as a result of the…
Welcome for Ebola debt relief, but warning over impact of new loans
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,…
Sierra Leone to pay $1.75 million IMF debt on Christmas Eve
Take Action: Call on the IMF to cancel all the debt now The IMF is going back on a pledge made by the G20 to cancel debts of Ebola countries,…
Battle over whether G20 ‘deal’ will leave Ebola countries more indebted
• Campaigners call for debt relief not more loans as WHO admits off-track in bringing the disease under control • Over two weeks have passed since G20 $300 million pledge…
Details of debt relief for Ebola countries not yet agreed
G20 announces $300 million of loans, debt relief and grants from IMF, but details of how to do so are being debated over coming weeks At the G20 summit on…
Jubilee Debt Campaign welcomes US call for Ebola debt relief
UK government must support expanded debt relief at Brisbane G20 this weekend. Jubilee Debt Campaign has welcomed a call by US officials for emergency debt relief from the IMF for…
