
Same as the old boss
In November 2020, Zambia defaulted on its international debt, the first African country to do so since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Howard Stein and Horman Chitonge criticise the …
Same as the old boss Read MorePublished by Promoting Economic Pluralism
In November 2020, Zambia defaulted on its international debt, the first African country to do so since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Howard Stein and Horman Chitonge criticise the …
Same as the old boss Read MoreRick Rowden talks to Doug Hellinger, the leader of a groundbreaking probe into World Bank programmes in the developing world, about the initiative’s significance and its lessons for today’s advocacy …
World Bank called to account – The SAPRI report, 20 years on Read MoreBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s poverty rate jumped from almost 42% to 53% during the first six months of Javier Milei’ s presidency, the statistics agency reported Thursday, a steep rise …
Argentina’s poverty rate spikes in first 6 months of President Milei’s shock therapy Read MoreAhead of Sri Lanka’s presidential election, no issue is more central than the economy. With the South Asian country still struggling from its worst financial crisis in decades, Saturday’s ballot …
As Sri Lanka votes, a $2.9bn IMF loan looms large Read MoreMass protests rocking Kenya in the past month have once again laid bare the predatory lending practices of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Placards read “IMF keep your hands off Kenya,” …
IMF at 80: Enough colonial exploitation of debt Read MoreArgentina’s new president, Javier Milei, on Tuesday announced an official devaluation of the peso of 50%, virtually turning on the chainsaw that he famously used at campaign events. The government …
Argentina’s Milei announces 50% currency devaluation and large cuts to public spending Read MoreSECRET PAKISTANI ARMS sales to the U.S. helped to facilitate a controversial bailout from the International Monetary Fund earlier this year, according to two sources with knowledge of the arrangement, …
U.S. aids Pakistan IMF bailout with secret Ukraine arms deal Read MoreLatin America is suffering the economic effects of the post-pandemic period, but Chilean Rodrigo Valdés, 56, the economist responsible for the Western Hemisphere Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), …
The International Monetary Fund: ‘Dollarization is not a substitute for a sustainable fiscal policy’ Read MoreThe Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has unveiled a far-reaching domestic debt restructuring plan aimed at restoring stability in the crisis-hit country. The move on Thursday comes as the …
The key points of Sri Lanka’s plan to restructure domestic debt Read MoreThe International Monetary Fund wants Egypt to enact more of the reforms that Cairo has committed to before it conducts the first review of the country’s $3bn rescue package, Bloomberg …
IMF wants Egypt to make reforms before bailout review: Report Read More