Emerging economies have raised more than $83bn through the international bond market since the beginning of April, just weeks after a push by the G20 to offer many poorer nations debt relief. Data collated by the Institute of International Finance, an industry association, show that developing economies are financing their coronavirus-driven deficits by accessing the…
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Sureeporn Srithong Phone greed imperils land A Phitsanulok woman is warning Thais to repay their debts after the Land Execution Department seized 4 rai of family-owned land in lieu of a phone debt she failed to discharge, throwing the lives of its 11 occupants into uncertainty. Sureeporn Srithong 38, a trader, said she is worried…
On April 15, the Group of Twenty (G20), an international forum that assembles governments, central bank governors, and international organizations, endorsed a suspension of debt service for seventy-six countries from the Global South. This was not quite debt cancellation, but a postponement of payment. Granted on a case-by-case basis, this measure only concerns bilateral debt,…
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Video PlayerClose KAMPALA, June 11 (Xinhua) — Uganda is negotiating with bilateral creditors for debt relief after the COVID-19 pandemic affected its economic growth, a top official said here on Thursday. Matia Kasaija, minister of finance, while presenting the budget estimates for 2020/21 financial year, which starts on July 1, said the move will free…
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The US Federal Reserves whatever-it-takes approach to stabilising markets has had an unintended victim: serious discussions about debt relief in the emerging markets. As eye-wateringly high EM debt burdens are exacerbated by the economic effects of Covid-19, several high profile economists are frantically penning jointly-authored articles warning of an unprecedented debt crisis. Coordinated debt relief…
Roughly one in three Americans have delinquent debt according to recent data fromTheUrban Institute. At 16%, medical debt makes up the highest percentage of debt delinquency, but consumers also default on student loans, auto loans and credit card debt. If someone’s debt is so large that making payments becomes unmanageable (or if paying off the…
The head of the International Monetary Fund called on private creditors to join the Group of 20 in providing debt relief for the world’s poorest nations, saying that the alternative to suspension and restructuring is defaults. A debt-service suspension would provide time for restructuring debt on a case-by-case basis in countries where debt sustainability needs…