At a recent BWC Dialogues event, Martin Mühleisen cites Sri Lanka as a case of debt restructuring where insufficient attention was paid to long-term resilience. He proposes more rigorous training f...
Behind every debt statistic is a human story—and a choice between people and debt.
On International Public Services Day, we're launching our new report on how IMF policy advice is shaping public s...
The road to Debt Justice: a UN Debt Convention to cancel the debt and change the system
Rewatch the panel from Eurodad's Policy forum, recorded on 18 June 2026
https://www.eurodad.org/online_participation_eurodad_policy_forum_2026
Eurodad Policy Forum 2026 - Keynote Address
Rewatch the keynote address delivered by Attiya Waris, UN Independent Expert on foreign debt, other international financial obligations and human rights at the Eurodad Policy Forum on 18 June 2026....
At a recent BWC Dialogues event, Martin Mühleisen warns that if the U.S. pursues debt restructuring unilaterally in Venezuela, with no role for the IMF, China may grow more reluctant to engage cons...
At a recent BWC Dialogues event, BWC Member Richard Cooper dives into the G20's new MoU template for future sovereign debt restructuring. While it provides a consequential roadmap for future sovere...
The Real Cost of Debt: Filipino Women on the frontlines against the debt and climate crisis
...nt to servicing public debt, while just 8.77% was allocated to health. Although external debt service alone absorbs only 8.4% of government revenue, the inclusion of domesti...
This webinar, co-hosted by NDI and Transparency International, focuses on the global hidden debt crisis and the rising use of confidentiality clauses in sovereign debt instruments. Panelists discus...
Debt and Democracy in Argentina: Aylén's story #RealCostOfDebt
The global debt crisis continues to deepen in 2026, with devastating consequences for people in the Global South.
Argentina is one of the many countries across the world in a deep debt crisis. The...
The Real Cost of Debt: Trailer
The world is facing a global hashtag#debt crisis, but what does that really mean for the people living in the hardest hit countries?
These are the communities who are paying the real cost of this m...
Civil Society Policy Forum: Closing the Debt Accountability Gap: New Evidence and Pathways for Reform
At Devex Impact House: The Capital Summit, Eric Pelofsky of the Rockefeller Foundation says new research shows "the degree to which this went from a two-alarm fire to a four-alarm fire."
For more...
From D.C. Across the Americas: The Debt and Climate Crisis with Ivana Vasic Lalovic
Low- and middle-income countries are straddled with crippling public debt, hamstringing efforts to combat the climate crisis.
At this week's IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings, CEPR is calling attenti...
🌎 With oil price spikes, supply chain disruptions, and inflationary pressures in the wake of the US-Israel/Iran conflict, this year’s IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington D.C. come at a..
...hed down by high debt service burdens, are now grappling with yet another major external shock: the Iran war. We've seen the long-term damage that such shocks can do. Countr...
...rade deficits and surpluses are soaring and what risks should worry us most. US external and public debt is at a historic high, raising new questions about the dollar as a s...
African economies began tapping into overseas markets for funding in the early 2000s, after debt burdens had been alleviated by the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative. However, surgin...
Les emprunts des États et des entreprises sur les marchés de la dette ont atteint des sommets historiques en 2025, s’établissant à 27 000 milliards USD, et devraient culminer à 29 000 milliards USD...
Managing the Currency Risk in Africa: The Path Towards Debt Sustainability
...raws on OSAA's policy research to explore:
- The scale and drivers of Africa's external debt distress
- Why currency depreciation — not new borrowing — is the primary culpr...