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IMF’s Prescription for Europe: Exploit Refugees with Low Wages
25 January 2016 - by Nadia Prupis
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday released a report urging the European countries accepting a majority of refugees to “temporarily” pay them less than minimum wage. In its report, the IMF recommended implementing a short-term (...) -
The “Dirty Work” of the International Monetary Fund, Lays the Groundwork for Worldwide Financial Conquest
31 December 2015 - by James Petras
The IMF is the leading international monetary agency... -
IMF Interference Plunges Ukraine into Recession
12 December 2015 - by Jérôme Duval
It hardly matters if the IMF’s policies, disseminated all over the planet, result in social chaos as they have in Greece and elsewhere since their only objective is actually to reinforce capital at the expense of common goods and public services. (...) -
IMF in Ukraine: shock therapy in times of armed conflict
11 December 2015 - by Tiago Stichelmans
Last week, the IMF announced that the disbursement of the third tranche, or portion, of the IMF programme in Ukraine was dependent on the adoption by Ukrainian authorities of the 2016 budget and a tax reform agreed as part of the IMF bailout. (...) -
The Re-emerging African Debt Crisis. Renewed IMF “Economic Medicine”
23 November 2015 - by Abayomi Azikiwe
During the 1970s-1990s much attention was focused on the rising debt crisis in post-colonial Africa. Continental states after gaining national independence realized that there could be no genuine development while financial obligations to (...) -
Influence of IMF and other IFIs in Central and Eastern Europe
17 November 2015 - by Eurodad
The role of International Financial Institutions (IFIs) – particularly the International Monetary Fund (IMF) – in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has not been the central focus of many analyses in the past. To address this gap, four case studies (...) -
The Forthcoming Adjustment Shock
4 November 2015 - by Isabel Ortiz, Matthew Cummins
Analysis of the latest IMF expenditure projections for 187 countries between 2005 and 2020 reveals that there have been two distinct phases of government spending patterns since the onset of the global economic (...) -
The IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings 2015: The State of Play
5 October 2015 - by María José Romero, Bodo Ellmers
Next week’s annual gathering of the World Bank and IMF is going to be different for two reasons. Firstly, Finance Ministers from around the world will leave Washington DC and visit Lima, Peru – the first time the Meetings have been staged in a (...) -
It was the creditors who pushed Greece over the edge
3 July 2015 - by Jerome Roos
If they had truly cared, the creditors could have easily prevented a default. Sadly, they found it more important to punish Greece and set an example. On Tuesday, Greece became the first developed country to default on the IMF — and the (...) -
International Monetary Fund Refuses Nepal Debt Relief
26 June 2015 - by Jubilee USA
Washington DC - International Monetary Fund (IMF) spokesperson Gerry Rice announced Nepal will not receive debt relief from a special IMF trust fund that helps poor countries when they face natural disasters. The IMF’s Catastrophe Containment and (...) -
Why it would be good for the IMF if Greece stopped repaying the IMF loans
27 May 2015 - by Bodo Ellmers
The creditor community has another shock and awe moment this week, as more and more influential actors argue that Greece should stop repaying the International Monetary Fund (IMF) loans and rather use scarce public resources to tackle its (...) -
IMF has made €2.5 billion profit out of Greece loans
8 April 2015 - by Jubilee Debt Campaign
Ahead of the payment of €462 million by Greece to the IMF on Thursday 9 April, figures released by the Jubilee Debt Campaign show that the IMF has made €2.5 billion of profit out of its loans to Greece since 2010. If Greece does repay the IMF in (...) -
IMF in Greece: a “slush fund” for “its political masters”
1 April 2015 - by Bretton Woods Project
In February, Greece agreed a four-month extension to its loan from the European Central Bank (ECB) and European Commission (EC), which along with the IMF comprise the Troika of lenders to eurozone states since 2010. The loan is subject to a (...) -
World Debt Figures 2015 : Introduction
From the South to the North of the planet: a short history of the debt crisis and structural adjustment programmes
23 February 2015 - by Eric Toussaint, Daniel Munevar, Pierre Gottiniaux, Antonio Sanabria
Since the 1980s, public debt, both in the Third World countries and in the industrialised nations, has been systematically used to impose austerity policies in the name of structural adjustment. -
World Debt Figures 2015 : Chapter 1
Inequality in the world
23 February 2015 - by Eric Toussaint, Daniel Munevar, Pierre Gottiniaux, Antonio Sanabria
Inequality is rife in the world, and constantly increasing. The distribution of wealth and income is a major scandal worldwide. In 2013, 0.7% of the world population (32 million individuals) possessed 41% of the world’s (...) -
World Debt Figures 2015 : Chapter 2
Overview of debt in the South: breakdown of external debt in developing countries (DCs)
23 February 2015 - by Eric Toussaint, Daniel Munevar, Pierre Gottiniaux, Antonio Sanabria
This part provides a general overview of debt trends in Southern countries, highlighting the significant amount of money used to pay off debt, which is in many cases odious, illegal, or illegitimate. -
World Debt Figures 2015 : Chapter 3
Debt in the South
23 February 2015 - by Eric Toussaint, Daniel Munevar, Pierre Gottiniaux, Antonio Sanabria
In spite of the optimistic declarations by the World Bank and the IMF, debt is still a serious hindrance to human rights and the satisfaction of the basic needs of the populations of the DCs. -
World Debt Figures 2015 : Chapter 4
The World Bank and the IMF
23 February 2015 - by Eric Toussaint, Daniel Munevar, Pierre Gottiniaux, Antonio Sanabria
Multilateral financial organisations are at the core of the ‘debt system’. Since they were established in 1944 (in the framework of the Bretton Woods Agreement), the World Bank and the IMF have used debt as a mechanism to promote the (...) -
World Debt Figures 2015 : Chapter 5
Debt in the North
23 February 2015 - by Eric Toussaint, Daniel Munevar, Pierre Gottiniaux, Antonio Sanabria
Until 2008, countries in the North seemed untouched by debt problems. The crisis has completely changed this situation. Now, in particular Ireland, Greece, Portugal, and Eastern and Central European countries are feeling the devastating effects (...) -
World Debt Figures 2015 : Chapter 6
Overview of debt in the North and in the South
23 February 2015 - by Eric Toussaint, Daniel Munevar, Pierre Gottiniaux, Antonio Sanabria
Between 2007 and 2012 public debt in the countries concerned by this study increased by 67%, mainly in developed countries. As seen above, this sudden increase is related to the economic recession and the cost of bailing out (...) -
World Debt Figures 2015 : Chapter 7
Conclusion: the impact of the ‘debt system’
23 February 2015 - by Eric Toussaint, Daniel Munevar, Pierre Gottiniaux, Antonio Sanabria
Introduction : From the South to the North of the planet: a short history of the debt crisis and structural adjustment programmes Chapter 1 : Inequality in the world Chapter 2 : Overview of debt in the South: breakdown of external debt in (...) -
The IMF and debt worsen the Ebola epidemic
8 February 2015 - by Jérôme Duval
Although the International Monetary Fund claims it is part of the solution, the IMF is really part of the problem of underdevelopment and has been for decades. The latest proof of this is that the conditions imposed on countries in need have had (...) -
The IMF’s role in the Ebola outbreak
5 February 2015 - by Julia Robinson, James Pfeiffer
Decades of IMF lending to Ebola-affected countries in West Africa led countries to prioritise debt payments over investment in public services Health services have been starved of investment, including vital public health infrastructure Pressure (...) -
Press release
Jubilee Debt Campaign welcomes US call for Ebola debt relief
13 November 2014 - by Jubilee Debt Campaign
Jubilee Debt Campaign has welcomed a call by US officials for emergency debt relief from the IMF for Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea to help tackle the Ebola outbreak, but warned that further cancellation is needed to ensure the fight against (...) -
Why the Troika’s austerity programmes for Europe are illegal
6 October 2014 - by Renaud Vivien
Set up in 2010, the Troika consists of the European Commission, the Central European Bank (ECB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In the same way as the World Bank has worked with the IMF to impose structural programmes on countries of (...)
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