Even during a global pandemic, debt relief should not be granted across the board – D+C Development and Cooperation

Julien Mattia/Le Pictorium/picture-alliance/dpa/MAXPPP David Malpass and Emmanuel Macron have spoken out in favour of debt leniency. This picture was taken in May 2019 in Paris. Low-income countries require support to cope with the Covid-19 pandemic. The international community has responded with intensified lending, debt suspension and even calls for debt cancellation. Money, however, is not…