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External debt: a false sense of achievement

By Yousuf Nazar PAKISTAN’s official external debt has not gone down since 1999 although it has received record aid, investments, and remittances flows. It has gone up to $36.9 billion from $33.6 billion in 1999 despite receiving at least $10 (...)
“Ethics and Debt: A view from the International Debtor side”

18 January 2008 - by Oscar Ugarteche Galarza

The UNCTAD Sixth Inter regional Debt Management Conference was held from 19 to 21 November 2007 in Geneva. Oscar Ugarteche, among others civil society representatives, participated in that conference. His paper, entitled “Ethics and Debt: A view (...)
The International Situation and the Debt : The new challenges facing CADTM

27 August 2007 - by Eric Toussaint

Increase in foreign exchange reserves Since 2004, the economic situation has been characterised by the high price of raw materials and a number of agricultural products. This has allowed a large number of developing countries to increase their (...)
Brazil prepares Plebiscite on Debt and Privatizations

19 August 2007 - by Jubilee South-Americas

Brazil : Popular referendum on Public Debt and Privatizations Jubilee South Brazil continues its struggle against the illegitimate debt on several fronts: the Citizens’ Debt Audit, training courses on the budget, and in particular the popular (...)
Third World external debt development: The case of Latin America and the Caribbean

4 May 2007 - by Gladys Cecilia Hernández Pedraza

Translated by : Choike information The external debt still remains a heavy burden on underdeveloped economies and its regional distribution has changed in recent years. Various factors have had an influence on the new trends that can be (...)
Illegitimate Debt Campaign Bulletin

Issue 1, March 2007 About this bulletin This is a new publication that will come out every two months to summarise recent and forthcoming actions in the illegitimate debt campaign, carried out by activists across the world. It aims to (...)
The International Observatory of the Debt is launched in Brussels

19 October 2005 - by OID-IDO

On Monday 10th October, the International Observatory of the Debt (IOD), was launched at Parliament House in Brussels, Belgium. African, Asian and Latin-American representatives were present, as were anti-debt campaign-leaders, social and (...)
Debt: New challenges

10 October 2005 - by Eric Toussaint

Eric Toussaint’s Contribution to the International conference « Resistances and Alternatives to the domination of the Debt , La Havana 28-30 September 2005. 1. Changes that have affected the debt of the third world between 1985 and 2005 1.1. (...)
Africa Action Condemns G-7 Inaction on Debt Cancellation

6 June 2005 - by Africa Action
IV Seminar on debt and International Law

Ideas and possible actions for the construction of an alternative international order From Sunday 17th October (evening) to Wednesday 20th October 2004 (end of afternoon) Venue: International Institute for Research and (...)
The World Bank and the Third World Debt Crisis in historical Perspective

14 March 2002 - by Eric Toussaint

From the early ’seventies, McNamara saw the speed of growth of Third World indebtedness as a problem. He declared: “By the end of 1972, the debt totalled 75 billion dollars and annual servicing was more than seven billion dollars. Debt servicing (...)