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Jubilee Debt Campaign UK : Latest news : Nick Dearden blog from Athens Debt conference - 0 views

www.jubileedebtcampaign.org.uk/s%20Debt%20conference+6986.twl

greece debt imf

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  • It was particularly relevant then that this morning's sessions, which focussed on lessons for Europe from the global South, looked in some detail as to how the 'Third World debt' crisis had been created and prolonged by all manner of 'bail-out' and restructuring packages. We heard from representatives from Peru, the Philippines, Brazil, Morocco, Argentina, and Zimbabwe (virtually), who showed how their debt crises were used to force detrimental policies on their countries by institutions like the International Monetary Fund, which set back their economies for decades.
  • philip rizk on 27 Sep 11
     
    "It was particularly relevant then that this morning's sessions, which focussed on lessons for Europe from the global South, looked in some detail as to how the 'Third World debt' crisis had been created and prolonged by all manner of 'bail-out' and restructuring packages. We heard from representatives from Peru, the Philippines, Brazil, Morocco, Argentina, and Zimbabwe (virtually), who showed how their debt crises were used to force detrimental policies on their countries by institutions like the International Monetary Fund, which set back their economies for decades. "
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Icelandic voters reject Icesave debt repayment plan | World news | guardian.co.uk - 0 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...icesave-debt-repayment-no-vote

iceland reject debt payment

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  • philip rizk on 27 Sep 11
     
    "economic and political chaos"
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Time to end the underwriting of unethical business abroad | Lisa Nandy | Comment is fre... - 0 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...ecgd-government-bill

britain debt trade arms fuel

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  • When the project buyer fails to pay up, the ECGD can turn this into "third world" debt
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Global finance has dysfunction at its heart | Ha-Joon Chang | Comment is free | The Gua... - 0 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...l-finance-dysfunction-at-heart

financial crisis debt us deficits

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  • While this debate is crucial, it should not distract us from the urgent need to reform our financial system, whose dysfunctionality lies at the heart of this crisis
  • why not simply ban products whose safety cannot be convincingly demonstrated, as we do with drugs
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Three years after Lehman, a new debt crisis looms | Business | The Guardian - 0 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...three-years-after-lehman

debt crisis europe us guardian

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  • By effectively nationalising a good chunk of the debts accumulated by the private sector, western governments have now raised concerns about their own solvency
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