Do debt swaps deliver on development finance?

While financial institutions promote debt swaps as ‘win-win’ solutions that address both debt distress and development financing, borrowing countries report a systematic failure in achieving both objectives, revealing an inversion of development finance principles. Experiences across various developing countries highlight this critical contradiction. While Belize’s Prime Minister hailed their swap as providing vital ‘breathing space’,…

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