Commenting on today’s launch of the UK government’s International Development Strategy, Heidi Chow, Executive Director of Debt Justice said: “Many lower income countries are already in a full-blown debt crisis,…
Only two banks have disclosed any information through the flagship lending transparency scheme of the Institute of International Finance (IIF) and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Banks first…
The government has published the outcome of their consultation on Debt Relief Orders, one of the ways that people can access support if they are in problem debt. Back in…
For immediate release 26 January 2021 Jubilee Debt Campaign welcomes IDC calls for government action on Covid-19 debt crisis in developing countries, but says ‘encouraging’ action by private lenders isn’t enough Calls for UK…
Case brought by the government of Mozambique also seeks damages from Credit Suisse and shipbuilding company Privinvest Credit Suisse given deadline of 21 January to file and serve their defence…
Former Credit Suisse banker Andrew Pearse has pleaded guilty to taking millions of dollars in kickbacks on three loans he helped arrange to three state–owned companies in Mozambique. The loans…
Introduction A fortnight ago in a major victory for our allies The Mozambique Budget Monitoring Forum (FMO), a network of 21 civil society organisations, the Mozambique Constitutional Council ruled one…
The Labour Party has announced that if it were in government it would bring in an Act of Parliament to require loans to governments to be publicly disclosed. Reacting to…
MPs from every party in the UK parliament have signed a letter to the Chancellor calling for regulations to ensure loans to governments are publicly disclosed when they are given…
Three campaigners from the Mozambique Budget Monitoring Forum (FMO) will visit London from 20-23 May to seek to hold to account the banks behind the $2 billion odious loans scandal.…
