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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.
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17 Jul 18
The European Commission should tighten up its rules for countries with high levels of debt before the next recession, auditors have warned.
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9 Jul 18
Updating the way Official Development Assistance is recorded could change – and even save – lives in some of the poorest places in the world, says Eurodad's Polly Meeks.
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7 Jun 18
Irresponsible banks should be made to pay for reckless lending, with the costs of crises shared between borrower and lender, says Tim Jones of the Jubilee Debt Campaign.
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6 Jun 18
The new government of Barbados has launched emergency plans to deal with the country’s economic crisis and restructure public debt in the hope of achieving financial stability.
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22 May 18
Sri Lanka’s debt crisis will worsen as a series of costly projects commissioned by the former government has resulted in record-high repayments, the country’s finance minister has said.
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14 May 18
Lenders and borrowers must be “more responsible” as debt crises are growing across the globe, a charity has warned.
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8 May 18
The finance minister of Serbia has resigned as the country starts talks with the International Monetary Fund on new funding arrangements.
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3 May 18
The International Monetary Fund has approved a $191m loan for Ghana to help it restore debt sustainability and protect social spending in the country.
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3 May 18
Greek’s public finances have “markedly strengthened” but public administration is still facing challenges, the OECD has said.
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24 Apr 18
The US Federal Reserve’s decision to raise rates to a 10-year high has significant impacts on African countries seeking to finance development, says Fiona Robertson of the ONE Campaign.