We are at a crucial juncture. Global discussions on how to respond to low- and middle-income countries’ increasing debt burdens could lead us to a prolonged debt crisis in the global south, especially in Africa, or to game-changing debt architecture reform. The question is: What path will high-income countries choose?
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Opinion: Will rich nations finally deliver solutions to the debt crisis?
- Debt Justice
- Debt Sustainability
How many scandals will it take for the World Bank to start doing rights not rankings?
- The publication of the World Banks’ 2021 Doing Business Report was stopped in August 2020 following a scandal that uncovered data manipulation and altered scores in four countries.
- As a result of these irregularities, Saudi Arabia was named the top improving economy of 2020 around the time of the “Davos in the Desert” summit and a year after the Khashoggi murder.
- The World Bank has launched another review of the Doing Business methodology and is finally seeking feedback from CSOs, but for a meaningful and participatory consultation it must extend the deadline for feedback and organise a follow-up discussion.
- Aid Effectiveness
- IFIs
Bangladesh, Covid-19 and Debt
The Covid-19 crisis threatens to erode two-decades' of progress on poverty reduction in Bangladesh. This difficult situation highlights the need for a more ambitious response to the crisis.
- Debt Justice
- Covid-19
Covid-19 crisis: Key ingredients for a feminist recovery
In this second part of our blog series on Covid-19 from a feminist perspective, we look at what needs to be considered when designing policy responses to the Covid-19 socio-economic crisis.
- Gender Justice
Covid-19 crisis: How the pandemic is deepening gender inequalities
In this first part of our blog series on Covid-19 from a feminist perspective, we look at how the pandemic is impacting women and girls and deepening gender divides.
- Gender Justice
Mind the gap: It’s time for the IMF to close the gap between rhetoric and practice
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.
- 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
- Covid-19
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
- Aid Quality