debt

December 5, 2013

Call for halt to Philippines $8bn debt payments after typhoon

A month after Typhoon Haiyan, three leading development NGOs are calling for the debt of the Philippines to be cancelled.
November 27, 2013

New director appointed for Jubilee Debt Campaign

Sarah-Jayne Clifton, formerly at Friends of the Earth International, has started work as Jubilee Debt Campaign’s new Director.
November 20, 2013

Half of recent UK graduates are in non-graduate jobs, says ONS

The 2013 report from the Office of National Statictics released yesterday (19 November) reveals that almost half of recent graduates in the UK are in non-graduate jobs.
October 15, 2013

Charities and MPs launch new Charter on irresponsible lending

Today (15 October), a major new initiative to tackle predatory and irresponsible payday lenders was launched in Parliament.
October 10, 2013

Millennium Development Goals not met due to broken pledges on debt

Several developing countries are failing to meet international development goals after rich countries reneged on a pledge to deal with their debts.
September 9, 2013

Richest countries have 'heads in sand' on global debt

The G20 is not facing up to the causes of the global debt crisis and its impact on the poorest, says a leading NGO working on debt issues.
September 2, 2013

Jubilee Debt Campaign activists call for 'life before debt'

Jubilee Debt Campaign activists will be protesting outside the UK Treasury later this week, with their call for 'Life before debt'.
August 24, 2013

UK campaigners condemn 'vulture capital' court verdict

UK campaigners have slammed a US court decision which they say allows Argentina to be ‘held to ransom’ by vulture funds.
August 8, 2013

"Bongo Bongo Land" controversy: Cut arms, not aid

Last year, I visited the Judean desert and met with people who used a water pipe funded by UK aid money. Before the pipe was fitted, the villagers often had to go ten days without a bath. Now they can bathe every three days. They are also better able to water their vegetables and feed their livestock. The aid money has thus made them more independent, not less.
July 4, 2013

IMF loan for Pakistan repeats history of failed bailouts

The International Monetary Fund has agreed in principle to lend $5.3 billion to Pakistan over three years.