Debt relief
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Top economists call for halt to Sri Lanka debt repayments after Cyclone Ditwah
Group of 120 experts including Joseph Stiglitz urge fresh debt restructuring plan given scale of destructionA …
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Poorest 750 nations face ‘tidal wave’ of debt repayments to China in 2025, study warns
Vulnerable countries to pay record $22bn this year, mostly relating to loans issued under Xi Jinping’s belt an…
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Sri Lanka’s new president faces a problem shared by too many developing countries: austerity imposed by the west | Ahilan Kadirgamar
Anura Kumara Dissanayake wants a better deal from the IMF to reduce suffering during the country’s punishing d…
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Break the cycle of debt and dependency that stunts developing countries’ growth | Letters
The Jubilee 2000 saw $130bn of debt written off, and yet we now find ourselves in a renewed global debt crisis…
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Are debt-for-nature swaps the way forward for conservation?
Agreements to reduce developing countries’ debt burden in exchange for spending on nature will be on the agend…
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Hedge funds holding up vital debt relief for crisis-hit Sri Lanka, warn economists
Exclusive: 182 experts say only debt cancellation offers chance of recovery but private investors are playing …
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There is a global debt crisis coming – and it won’t stop at Sri Lanka | Jayati Ghosh
Foreign capital flees poorer countries at the first sign of instability. The pandemic and Ukraine war ensure t…
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Sri Lanka is the first domino to fall in the face of a global debt crisis
The south Asian country is the first to buckle under economic pressures compounded by Russia’s war on Ukraine,…
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Closer inspection of UK jobs market reveals economic scars of Covid | Larry Elliott
While the pandemic has not led to a jump in unemployment, its impact on the over-50s and public sector staff i…
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Reparations to the Caribbean could break the cycle of corruption – and China’s grip | Kenneth Mohammed
The belt and road initiative is ensnaring vulnerable countries in debt via corrupt infrastructure projects. Sl…