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The World Bank: A Critical History – book review
23 September 2023 - by John Clarke
Éric Toussaint’s history of the World Bank shows powerfully how it and other international institutions have enforced imperialist exploitation, finds John Clarke It is entirely fitting that the final chapter of this book should present a list of (...) -
Let’s Make Our Counter-Summit In Marrakech : A Successful Meeting Of Global Social And Climate Grassroot Movements. A Concretization Of All Forms Of International Solidarity With The Disaster-Stricken Morocco.
18 September 2023 - by Collective, ATTAC/CADTM Morocco
Coordination nationale du contre-sommet aux réunions de la Banque mondiale et du Fonds monétaire international à Marrakech en octobre 2023 National coordination of the counter-summit to IMF & WB meetings in Marrakech in October 2023 PRESS (...) -
“Austerity driven economic reforms affect women more than men”
14 September 2023 - by Balasingham Skanthakumar, Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky, Lakmali Hemachandra
Dr. Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky was the United Nations Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC) Independent Expert on foreign debt and human rights between June 2014 and April 2020. He was previously a sovereign debt expert of the United Nations Conference on (...) -
“Domestic Debt Restructuring in Sri Lanka: Forcing the poor to pay the debt of the rich”
30 August 2023 - by Collective
To Members of the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund, “Domestic Debt Restructuring in Sri Lanka: Forcing the poor to pay the debt of the rich” The IMF programme in Sri Lanka is devastating the common people of Sri Lanka, (...) -
Marrakech, world wealthiest’ banquet hall, receives main makers of poverty and injustices in the world.
27 August 2023 - by Jawad Moustakbal
“We cannot allow our yesterday and today’s enemies monopolise thought, imagination and creativity.” - Thomas Sankara “I hope the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank will disappear soon” - Hugo Chavez My last visit, in the spring of (...) -
Resisting the Debt System
10 August 2023 - by Eric Toussaint, Ashley Smith
The combination of the pandemic, sharp global recession, inflation and interest rate hikes by central banks has triggered a new debt crisis throughout the Global South. The United Nations recently released a new report that found a total of (...) -
Sri Lankan debt crisis to get worse if IMF prescription is heeded
8 August 2023 - by C P Chandrasekhar
On July 1, Sri Lanka’s parliament approved, through a majority 122-62 vote, a plan to restructure the government’s domestic debt, which totalled 15.4 trillion Sri Lankan rupees at the end of March 2023. That is not all of Sri Lanka’s public debt, (...) -
Pakistan : The IMF deal and its critics
24 July 2023 - by Sushovan Dhar
Pakistan is on the precipice of a financial crisis. The population struggles to cope with ever-dwindling purchasing power, foreign reserves dwindle, inflation soars, and the country faces widespread unrest. Tensions are high as forthcoming (...) -
The IMF’s conditional loan and its cost
18 July 2023 - by Farooq Tariq
On July 12, 2023, the International Monetary Fund’s Executive Board approved a larger-than-expected conditional loan worth $3 billion for Pakistan. The loan, known as a Stand-By Arrangement (SBA), was hailed as a great victory for Pakistan by the (...) -
World Bank/IMF meetings: Counter-summit of social movements Marrakech, 12-15 October 2023
28 June 2023 - by CADTM International, Collective, Attac France, ATTAC/CADTM Morocco, Debt for climate
This call to action is available on the counter-summit website, [here->https://www.countersummitimfwbmarrakech.org/en/2023/06/27/world-bank-imf-meetings-counter-summit-of-social-movements-marrakech-12-15-oc. For the second time since they were (...) -
Developing debt disaster
20 June 2023 - by Michael Roberts
Next week 300 international organisations and 100 heads of state meet in Paris to discuss how “to build a more responsive, fairer and more inclusive international financial system to fight inequalities, finance the climate transition, and bring (...) -
Deeper than ever, the crisis leaves capitalism out of breath
20 June 2023 - by Eric Toussaint
CADTM : Are we witnessing a crisis This is a major crisis of the globalized capitalist system, the worst crisis since those of the years 1914-1945 Éric Toussaint : Yes. All the warning lights are flashing: there is a very significant economic (...) -
Left Strategy in the Time of the IMF Counter-Revolution
30 May 2023 - by Devaka Gunawardena
Less than a year has passed since the 9th July uprising last year in Sri Lanka. Nevertheless, the contours of the present regime are well established. A loose network of progressive activists and trade unions have rightly kept the basic (...) -
Ukraine: Resisting creditors
23 May 2023 - by Eric Toussaint, Sushovan Dhar
Sushovan Dhar: What can be said about Ukraine’s debt 15 months after Russia invaded its territory? Éric Toussaint: I must first of all insist that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is an unjustifiable and morally unacceptable act of aggression. Faced (...) -
Pakistan’s debt from China becomes burden as CPEC does not generate enough growth
16 May 2023 - by Abdul Khaliq
Since 2013, Pakistan’s historical relationship with China has taken on a geopolitical role through the launch of the China-led infrastructure connectivity project, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a key part of the Belt and Road (...) -
Pakistan Collapsing
9 April 2023 - by Farooq Tariq
Pakistan is facing one of the worst economic and political crises at present. The political crisis is best manifested by the fact that almost half the members of the National Assembly (the lower house of the parliament) have resigned, while two (...) -
Éric Toussaint, “The IMF and the WB bear a great responsibility in weakening countries that have to face external shocks”
5 April 2023 - by Dora Villanueva
After three years of Covid-19 pandemic, the world is facing “a genuine international debt crisis (…) nearly 80 countries of the South are close to defaulting” or are actually defaulting, Éric Toussaint, spokesperson for the Committee for the (...) -
The aftermath of Sri Lanka’s economic crash
5 March 2023 - by Meera Srinivasan
As the island nation eagerly awaits a provisional IMF package to chart its path to economic stability, it is currently witnessing a new wave of protests, mainly by workers and professionals, as people’s economic hardships increase. The government (...) -
Deal-or-default: Is it the endgame for Pakistan?
5 February 2023 - by Abdul Khaliq
The IMF mission is currently in Pakistan on a 10-day visit to discuss the stalled ninth review of the country’s current funding programme. The loan talks were restarted after the government finally yielded to IMF demands.Pakistan secured a $6 (...) -
Call for a global counter-summit of social movements to the IMF-WB Annual Meetings to be held in Marrakech from 9 to 15 October 2023
23 January 2023 - by CADTM International
In order to promote unity of action, the CADTM proposes that a common call to this counter-summit be drafted. It is addressed to all movements wishing to join forces in defence of humanity To visit the counter-summit website, with all the (...) -
The World Bank and IMF have set their sights on East Timor, a state officially born in May 2002
11 January 2023 - by Eric Toussaint
East Timor, located 500 km from the coast of Australia, won independence in May of 2002 after several decades of struggle. In 2003, when I went there at the request of the Timorese authorities, the country had a population of a little over (...) -
Carrying the debt
13 November 2022 - by Sarala Emmanuel
Feminist Collective for Economic Justice Co-Founder, researcher, and activist Sarala Emmanuel says that the brunt of the economic crisis has been borne by women and the brunt of the recovery proposals will also be borne by women. Following is (...) -
Activists Disrupt Meeting to Demand ’Loan Sharks’ IMF and World Bank Cancel All Debt
13 October 2022 - by Brett Wilkins
“We need localization and ecological sustainability for the people, planet, and peace,” said CodePink’s Nancy Mancias. “We are calling on the IMF and World Bank to end its debt trap monetary practices which are causing countries to sink further down (...) -
IMF Deal: Cry, My Beloved Zambia
8 September 2022 - by Grieve Chelwa
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday published the conditions attached to the newly agreed programme with the Zambian government. The conditions are incredible, unbelievable, heartless and basically make for very sad reading. They are (...) -
Double penalty for Pakistan drowning in floods and debts
5 September 2022 - by Abdul Khaliq
Pakistan’s devastating floods have so far, killed over 1200 people, mostly children, since 14 June 22, displaced around 33 million and eroded livelihoods with the loss of an estimated one million livestock. In addition, floods washed away at (...)
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