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11 Feb 19
Governments need to focus on their debts with OECD research showing sovereign borrowing is to hit a record high in 2019, says the OECD's Fatos Koc.
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19 Dec 18
India will help the Maldives boost economic and social development through a $1.4bn support package, prime minister Narendra Modi has announced.
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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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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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30 Oct 18
Brazil’s newly elected populist president Jair Bolsonaro has pledged to reform government finances and tackle corruption.
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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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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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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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21 Mar 18
Developing country debt payments have increased by 60% in three years, marking the highest level since 2004, figures have revealed.
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24 Nov 17
Barbados should cut spending or risk its debt problems rising, according to the International Monetary Fund.