As countries face the difficult challenge of recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic, civil society is calling on the IMF to finally close the gap between its rhetoric and practice by no longer recommending austerity measures in long-term loan programmes.
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Mind the gap: It’s time for the IMF to close the gap between rhetoric and practice
- Development Finance
- IFIs
Time for Action: How private sector instruments are undermining aid budgets
The use of private sector instruments (PSI) has raised many questions regarding its ability to reach those most in need. Through this blog, we provide an overview of the findings of a new Eurodad report analysing the latest PSI data.
- Development Finance
- Aid Quality
Grenada, Covid-19 and debt
While Covid-19 has had a limited impact on the health of Grenada's population, the economic impact of the virus has been devastating.
- Debt Justice
- Debt Sustainability
Nepal, Covid-19 and debt
Nepal has been caught in a blizzard of economic and health challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Like other countries in the global south, it has received insufficient and inadequate support to tackle these challenges. The consequences of the lack of international solidarity are being felt by the most vulnerable people across the country.
- Debt Justice
- Debt Sustainability
Four challenges when it comes to reporting debt relief as ODA
The body in charge of maintaining and improving the quality, comparability and relevance of DAC statistics on development cooperation will meet informally this week. Civil society is calling for greater transparency when it comes to reporting debt relief as ODA.
- Development Finance
- Global Processes
The G20’s deceptive promise to act on the crisis of the century
Faced with the crisis of the century, the G20 has failed to meet the demands of the moment. As the Saudi Arabian presidency comes to a close, Eurodad policy experts take a critical look at what has been delivered.
- Climate Finance
- Covid-19
Ecuador, Covid-19 y Deuda
Ecuador está atravesando una crisis sanitaria y humanitaria como resultado del Covid-19. En este blog se analiza las implicaciones de la pandemia, la crisis de deuda en Ecuador y la iniciativa DSSI.
- Debt Justice
- Covid-19
Ecuador, Covid-19 and Debt
Ecuador is experiencing a health and humanitarian crisis as a result of Covid-19. This blog explores the implications of the pandemic, Ecuador's debt crisis and the DSSI initiative.
- Debt Justice
- Covid-19
Reclaiming Public Development Banks to Finance a Sustainable & Equitable Recovery Post Covid-19
It is vital that we seize the opportunity afforded by the Finance in Common Summit to reclaim public development banks for the public good.
- Publicly-backed Private Finance
- FiC
Kenya, Covid-19 and Debt
Covid-19 has left Kenya in a precarious position. A large debt burden and the impact of the pandemic are eroding all the gains made in the fight against poverty over the last few decades.
- Debt Justice
- Covid-19