Gov. Cuomo plans to help New Yorkers with ‘exploding’ student loan debt – New York Daily News

ALBANY Gov. Cuomo on Friday unveiled set of measures intended to aid New Yorkers struggling with exploding student loan debt. The proposals, which will be part of Cuomos State of the State Address next week, include new financial disclosure requirements for colleges and universities, and new consumer protection standards for the loan…

John Major was urged to cancel Soviet debt in return for … – The Guardian

John Major was urged to cancel the Soviet Unions vast debts in return for dismantling its massive nuclear arsenal, papers released to the National Archives have revealed. As the USSR fragmented into its constituent republics in December 1991, the prime minister received a proposal from the newly founded European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)…