‘Growing debt left me fearful over Christmas

For mother-of-three Jade, Christmas used to be a “nightmare” time when she would constantly worry about how she would afford to make it special for her children. Drowning in debt, she was increasingly forced to choose between paying off a bill or feeding her children, with the pressure only growing over the festive season. “Christmas…

Bangkok Post – G20 must commit to debt relief

A photo dated Jan 10, 2024 shows a woman selling items on the streets of Kumasi, Ghana. The World Bank warned in a new report that poor countries will be stuck in economic ‘purgatory’ without debt relief. (Photo: New York Times) As G20 leaders met in Johannesburg last month, they faced a grim reality: many developing-country…