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19 Apr 24
Restructuring efforts for two struggling countries’ debts have hit snags as deals with private bondholders flounder.
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21 Nov 23
Zambia’s official creditors have objected to a deal the government made with private bondholders to restructure $3bn of eurobond debt.
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27 Oct 23
A preliminary agreement to restructure more than $3bn of Zambian government debt will pave the way for future agreements and release more funding to aid developments, the nation’s finance minister...
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13 Oct 23
Debt restructuring takes time but the trend is that the G20’s common framework is yielding faster results, the IMF’s managing director has said when defending the programme from criticism.
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23 Jun 23
Zambia’s bilateral creditors have agreed a deal to restructure billions of dollars worth of loans through the G20’s much-criticised ‘common framework’.
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17 May 23
More progress is needed on reform, the IMF has told Sri Lanka
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26 Apr 23
A preliminary agreement with lenders to access finance has put Sri Lanka on a path to restructuring its high level of debt, the country’s president has said.
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14 Apr 23
The Chinese government has committed to resolving disputes to enable nations in debt distress to restructure their loans, a senior official has said.
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3 Mar 23
A senior Chinese official has defended the nation’s efforts to support debt restructuring for emerging economies amid international criticism.
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9 Jan 23
Most of Sri Lanka’s external debt payments are made to private creditors, and a group of economists has called on them to “share the burden” of restructuring the country’s debt as it attempts to...
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8 Dec 22
Reforms to improve economic governance and target social welfare payments more effectively should be urgent priorities for the Sri Lankan government as it tries to wrest itself from financial turmoil...
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11 Nov 22
The Chad government has agreed a debt restructure with its lenders which the nation hopes will pave the way for finance from the International Monetary Fund.
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1 Sep 22
The Zambian government has secured a $1.3bn loan from the International Monetary Fund to accelerate reforms and restore debt sustainability.
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5 Jul 22
The Argentine government is at a heightened risk of another debt default following the resignation of its finance minister, an expert has warned.
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12 Apr 22
The Sri Lankan government has suspended repayments on external loans, as it works with the International Monetary Fund to develop a debt restructuring plan.
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1 Mar 22
Chad is receiving support from the United Nations to help train officers and install new debt management software, in a bid to improve public finances.
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22 Feb 22
The Sri Lankan government says it is open to discussions with the International Monetary Fund and other lenders for assistance, as it faces its worst economic crisis in years.
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21 Feb 22
G20 finance ministers and central bank governors have failed to reach an agreement on making changes to their debt restructuring framework that had been proposed by the International Monetary Fund...
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17 Feb 22
Low-income and developing countries must be more transparent on the level and type of loans they owe, to help with debt restructuring, according to the World Bank Group.
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11 Feb 22
The International Monetary Fund wants G20 finance leaders to strengthen their debt restructuring framework to better help crisis-hit countries out of default.
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4 Feb 22
Nations and financial institutions need to reach a consensus on greater levels of transparency in lending, to give emerging economies greater access to debt, according to an influential think tank.
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3 Feb 22
Global growth forecasts for 2022 have been revised down amid elevated inflation and the economic risk of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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28 Jan 22
Honduras must restructure its debts if it is to afford servicing costs, according to new Honduras president Xiomara Castro at her swearing-in ceremony, but a minister has since taken a more moderate...
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6 Dec 21
Emerging nations seeking to restructure domestic debt will need to carefully consider the impact on their economies, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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14 Oct 21
The G20 must “urgently” compel private sector lenders to commit to restructuring deals for the debts of crisis-hit countries, according to a debt campaigning organisation.
19 Apr 24Restructuring efforts for two struggling countries’ debts have hit snags as deals with private bondholders flounder.
21 Nov 23Zambia’s official creditors have objected to a deal the government made with private bondholders to restructure $3bn of eurobond debt.
13 Oct 23Debt restructuring takes time but the trend is that the G20’s common framework is yielding faster results, the IMF’s managing director has said when defending the programme from criticism.
17 May 23More progress is needed on reform, the IMF has told Sri Lanka
14 Apr 23The Chinese government has committed to resolving disputes to enable nations in debt distress to restructure their loans, a senior official has said.
9 Jan 23Most of Sri Lanka’s external debt payments are made to private creditors, and a group of economists has called on them to “share the burden” of restructuring the country’s debt as it attempts to...
11 Nov 22The Chad government has agreed a debt restructure with its lenders which the nation hopes will pave the way for finance from the International Monetary Fund.
5 Jul 22The Argentine government is at a heightened risk of another debt default following the resignation of its finance minister, an expert has warned.
21 Feb 22G20 finance ministers and central bank governors have failed to reach an agreement on making changes to their debt restructuring framework that had been proposed by the International Monetary Fund...
28 Jan 22Honduras must restructure its debts if it is to afford servicing costs, according to new Honduras president Xiomara Castro at her swearing-in ceremony, but a minister has since taken a more moderate...
14 Oct 21The G20 must “urgently” compel private sector lenders to commit to restructuring deals for the debts of crisis-hit countries, according to a debt campaigning organisation.
