Debt
- Addressing odious and illegitimate debt and lending
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The round table on “Conceptual and Operational Issues of Lender Responsibility for Sovereign Debt” was hosted by the World Bank following the publication of a draft World Bank discussion paper entitled “Odious Debt: Some Considerations”. The event was organized in response to a request by a coalition of civil society organisations (CSO's) interested in discussing the findings of the Bank paper and the broader issues of odious/illegitimate debt and responsible lending. This outcome report captures the main points raised by panellists as well as the discussions with the meeting’s participants which followed.
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- Haiti: still in debt
- ( M. Kotan (ed) / European Network on Debt and Development , 2010)
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Although the G7 nations have written off Haiti's debt, the country is facing increased levels of debt as creditors offer new loans to help the country tackle its dramatic social and ...
- Balancing human rights and the need for debt cancellation in Africa
- ( T. Mutazu / African Forum and Network on Debt and Development , 2009)
- This article explores how globalisation is challenging activist groups that use a human rights framework that has traditionally been used to hold national governments accountable for human rights viol...
- How can Heavily Indebted Poor Countries tackle their burgeoning debt?
- ( A. Presbitero (ed) / Money and Finance Research group , 2009)
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The current debt crisis in the Heavily Indebted and Poor Countries (HIPC) is hindering economic growth due to increasing bilateral loans and concessional lending, lack of macroeconomic adjustments ...
- Are developing countries heading towards a new debt crisis?
- ( S. Edwards / Jubilee Debt Campaign , 2009)
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The global financial crisis is already having a severe effect on the developing world. Many prominent donor countries have announced draconian cuts to their overseas aid budgets; falling global dem...
- How do we ensure fair lending practices in the current climate?
- ( K. Raffer / Choike , 2009)
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Can Sudan achieve the Millennium Development Goals?
- ( M M Ahmed / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway , 2008)
- This paper assesses the potential and possible pitfalls, for Sudan to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This assessment is based on an analysis of past and present expenditure patterns ...
Adressing odious and illegitamate debt and lending
- ( World Bank , 2008)
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The round table on “Conceptual and Operational Issues of Lender Responsibility for Sovereign Debt” was hosted by the World Bank following the publication of a draft World Bank discussio...
- Time for a new approach to debt relief
- ( S. Mandel / New Economics Foundation , 2008)
- This report discusses a new comprehensive approach to debt relief. ...
- What can G8 leaders do to address the food crisis?
- ( ActionAid International , 2008)
- Three years after the G8 pledged to ‘make poverty history’, the current global food crisis has left close to a quarter of the world’s population lacking basic food security. In this ...
- More needed if full benefit of debt cancellation to be felt in developing countries
- ( S. Williams;T. Rogers / Jubilee Debt Campaign , 2008)
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Although progress has been made on Debt since the issue was pushed to the top of the G8 agenda in 1998 ($88bn of debt has been cancelled) this paper from the Jubilee Campaign asserts that far...
