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As Jubilee year draws to a close, debt crisis remains unresolved
The current debt architecture continues to prioritise creditors over people as Jubilee-inspired movements push for genuine cancellation, fair restructuring and enforceable rules to rebalance global economic power.
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Legislative pathways to sovereign debt relief: What the IMF gets wrong – and how to fix it
New report from IMF on resolving debt restructuring linked to private creditors may lead to flawed analysis.
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Senegal’s hidden debt sparks questions about IMF’s oversight
IMF misses Senegal’s debt levels despite the Fund’s involvement in the country since 2019.
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Debt decisions that deliver: Strengthening domestic institutions for accountable borrowing
In this session experts from Senegal, Kenya, the IMF and WFD highlighted how stronger debt transparency and oversight are essential to equity, accountability, and restoring public trust.
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A Jubilee 2025 call for a fair debt architecture: Bridging ethics and policy
This session explored recommendations to reimagine the role of the BWIs pertaining to debt, bailout packages, and pro-cyclical and austerity policies.
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Fuelling authoritarianism: The role of the Fund and Bank in eroding the social contract
BWIs’ policies continue to contribute to the rise of populism, authoritarianism and backlash against multilateralism despite the institutions’ long-standing concerns and rhetorical support for reform.
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Mass protests erupt in Angola following IMF-backed fuel subsidy removals
Civil society warns that without wider debt relief removing consumer subsidies simply shifts the burden onto the poor.
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Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development exposes continued lack of commitment to address systemic issues
Despite the watered down consensus at FfD4, follow up opportunities must be seized upon to advance the agenda of international financial architecture reform in the coming years.
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Civil society demands unconditional debt relief in Jubilee year
In critical Jubilee year, civil society and Global South nations called for debt relief and UN-led debt workout mechanism at FfD4.
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IMF and Milei – partners in Argentina’s neoliberal autocracy
After successive programme failures, new Argentina IMF programme is complicit in Milei government’s contravention of national and human rights laws through its pursuit of autocratic and neoliberal policies.
