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16 Jan 19
Lebanon is exploring new ways to manage its public debt as part of wider public finance reform plans, it has been reported.
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3 Jan 19
Rising borrowing costs for developing countries should be tackled to avoid a “full-blown debt crisis”, campaigners have warned.
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19 Dec 18
The Italian government appears to have reached a compromise with Brussels following months of disagreements over its spending plans.
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30 Nov 18
Some form of relief scheme is needed for smaller states that have suffered natural disasters to get debt down to a sustainable level, suggests Jubilee Debt Campaign’s Tim Jones.
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29 Nov 18
Loan conditions imposed by the IMF are leaving countries struggling to pay for basic healthcare, according to a network of civil society organisations.
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22 Nov 18
Italy’s determination to maintain high spending plans mean it is “sleepwalking into instability”, the European Commission said as it cleared the path for sanctions.
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19 Nov 18
No developing country will fall into a ‘debt trap’ by working with Beijing, the Chinese foreign ministry has said in response to US criticism.
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15 Nov 18
The Italian government has decided to go ahead with its controversial big spending plans, despite being told by Brussels to revise the draft budget.
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14 Nov 18
Borrowing by low and middle-income countries more than tripled in 2017 compared to the year before, World Bank statistics have revealed.
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12 Nov 18
Governments in sub-Saharan Africa need to better understand the contracts they sign with private lenders, a conference has heard.
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8 Nov 18
African countries can avoid debt distress if they ensure there is an ideal balance between revenues and expenditure, a former president of the African Development Bank has told a conference.
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7 Nov 18
Corruption and money laundering are the “biggest hurdles” stopping Pakistan from developing and pulling people out of poverty, prime minister Imran Khan has warned.
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2 Nov 18
China has indicated it will support Pakistan as the country struggles with a “very difficult” economic situation.
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26 Oct 18
Saudi Arabia has agreed to a $6bn rescue package for Pakistan to help it deal with debt problems.
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25 Oct 18
The European Commission has told Italy to revise its budget for next year to rein in spending - the first time it has taken such an action.
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15 Oct 18
Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has announced a sales tax hike in 2019 to address public debt caused by ballooning social security costs.
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12 Oct 18
African governments’ debt to overseas lenders doubled in two years leaving countries struggling to pay them back, a charity has warned.
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12 Oct 18
Pakistan has appealed to the International Monetary Fund for a bailout package to help it out of economic turmoil.
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28 Sep 18
Italy’s populist government has put its relationship with the EU in jeopardy after agreeing higher spending plans, as it tries to end poverty with its first budget.
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27 Sep 18
Argentina will receive the biggest bailout package ever from the International Monetary Fund to help the country restore its economy faster, Christine Lagarde has announced.
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10 Sep 18
The debts of developing countries need to be “written off” as the fallout of the economic crisis hits the world’s poorest the hardest, a civil society network has warned.
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4 Sep 18
The Argentinian president has vowed to increase tax on exports and scrap numerous government ministries in a move to restore the economy.
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3 Sep 18
China’s president has pledged $60bn worth of financing for developing African nationals but warned against “vanity projects”.
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30 Aug 18
A top US official has quit as head of the students loan watchdog over apparent unethical leadership while higher education debt soars in the country.
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21 Aug 18
China will be asked to write off debts owed by Pacific island countries as repayments are a huge burden, Tonga’s prime minister has said.
16 Jan 19Lebanon is exploring new ways to manage its public debt as part of wider public finance reform plans, it has been reported.
3 Jan 19Rising borrowing costs for developing countries should be tackled to avoid a “full-blown debt crisis”, campaigners have warned.
19 Dec 18The Italian government appears to have reached a compromise with Brussels following months of disagreements over its spending plans.
30 Nov 18Some form of relief scheme is needed for smaller states that have suffered natural disasters to get debt down to a sustainable level, suggests Jubilee Debt Campaign’s Tim Jones.
29 Nov 18Loan conditions imposed by the IMF are leaving countries struggling to pay for basic healthcare, according to a network of civil society organisations.
19 Nov 18No developing country will fall into a ‘debt trap’ by working with Beijing, the Chinese foreign ministry has said in response to US criticism.
14 Nov 18Borrowing by low and middle-income countries more than tripled in 2017 compared to the year before, World Bank statistics have revealed.
12 Nov 18Governments in sub-Saharan Africa need to better understand the contracts they sign with private lenders, a conference has heard.
8 Nov 18African countries can avoid debt distress if they ensure there is an ideal balance between revenues and expenditure, a former president of the African Development Bank has told a conference.
7 Nov 18Corruption and money laundering are the “biggest hurdles” stopping Pakistan from developing and pulling people out of poverty, prime minister Imran Khan has warned.
2 Nov 18China has indicated it will support Pakistan as the country struggles with a “very difficult” economic situation.
15 Oct 18Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has announced a sales tax hike in 2019 to address public debt caused by ballooning social security costs.
12 Oct 18African governments’ debt to overseas lenders doubled in two years leaving countries struggling to pay them back, a charity has warned.
27 Sep 18Argentina will receive the biggest bailout package ever from the International Monetary Fund to help the country restore its economy faster, Christine Lagarde has announced.
10 Sep 18The debts of developing countries need to be “written off” as the fallout of the economic crisis hits the world’s poorest the hardest, a civil society network has warned.
4 Sep 18The Argentinian president has vowed to increase tax on exports and scrap numerous government ministries in a move to restore the economy.
3 Sep 18China’s president has pledged $60bn worth of financing for developing African nationals but warned against “vanity projects”.
30 Aug 18A top US official has quit as head of the students loan watchdog over apparent unethical leadership while higher education debt soars in the country.
