Category - Economy

Time to invest practically in social change

Patrick Hynes — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:30:17 +0100

The current global financial crisis is not a counsel of despair, says Patrick Hynes. It is an opportunity to review our priorities and invest practically for change through agencies like Oikocredit.

US Catholic bishops say that the global market needs taming

staff writers — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:34:08 +0100

The US Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development has issued a strong statement on the economic crisis, urging the Bush administration and Congress to focus on finance as a moral issue.

Politics faces an economic crunch

Simon Barrow — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:32:09 +0100

The main British party conferences were about to sidestep the economy, but the latest bank crunch has made the topic unavoidable, says Simon Barrow. But do politicians or the churches have anything meaningful to say?

Tackling the 'credit crunch' justly

Patrick Hynes — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:28:31 +0000

Everyone is talking about the 'credit crunch'. Patrick Hynes, from Oikocredit, reflects on how access to fair finance continues to be a problem for people who are poor, and proposes a simple solution.

Public service reform

Simon Barrow — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 15:48:04 +0000

Britain's public services are continually under pressure. How do we begin to shift the agenda in a more positive direction?

Blaming the jobless, migrants and workers

Savi Hensman — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 15:31:25 +0000

It's too easy too blame the vulnerable for the failings of public services and the economy, says Savi Hensman. We need a new culture, and both faith groups and secular ones like trades unions can contribute.

Tanzanian poor supported by church bank

Ecumenical News International — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 01:10:28 +0100

On the southern slopes of Mt Kilimanjaro, a small bank owned by 330,000 members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania's Northern District is improving the lives of poor people, while still managing to make a profit.