(September 1, 2000) Antonio Tricarico Campagna per la riforma della Banca mondiale.
Debt relief leaving the poor worse off, says Oxfam
(August 21, 2000) International efforts to cut the debts of the world’s poorest countries are leaving some paying tens of millions of dollars more to their western creditors, Oxfam said today.
US Policy Towards Nigeria: An Agenda for Justice
(August 21, 2000) If the U.S. government is serious about supporting democracy, it should immediately and unilaterally cancel Nigeria’s U.S. debt and publicly pressure Europe to follow suit.
Sole wins more time in fraud trial
(August 19, 2001) The corruption trial of Ephraim Sole, the dismissed chief executive of the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority, resumed this week in the Maseru high court after a two-month recess, only to be halted within a day.
Landmark court ruling condemns Argentina’s illegitimate debt
(August 8, 2000) An unprecedented judicial ruling from the Argentine courts has condemned the illegitimate origins of a substantial portion of external debt amassed during the military period from 1976 to 1983.
Tribunal condena deuda ilegítima argentina
(August 7, 2000) Debajo encontraran la correspondencia recibida por el hijo de Alejandro Olmos y por Hector Seoane, Secretario General del Foro de la Deuda Externa/FORDEX, de la sentencia que dicto el Tribunal Federal de Argentina el viernes 14 de julio sobre la ilegitimidad de la deuda externa argentina durante la dictadura militar: 1976-1983. El juicio ha sido iniciado por Alejandro Olmos 18 anos atras. Esta victoria le pertenece mas que nada a el y a los que creyeron y le apoyaron en su lucha.
Archbishop issues urgent call to stop servicing debt
(July 26, 2000) Anglican Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane has issued an urgent call to the world’s highly indebted poor countries (HIPC) to close ranks and refuse to service their debt to the G-8 countries.
Statement by Jubilee 2000 South Africa on the G7 announcement on debt
(July 24, 2000) Jubilee 2000 South Africa is outraged at the G7’s announcement on debt at their Summit here in Okinawa.
Loot: Government recovers N66 billion
(July 14, 2000) Money recovered so far from members of past administration has risen by N66 billion ($66 million), from N6.88 billion.
MPs attack export credit proposal for Turkish dam
(July 13, 2000) MPs yesterday launched a devastating attack on the Foreign Office and Department of Trade and Industry over provisional plans to use export credit guarantees to support a controversial Turkish dam project.
Lesotho Highlands bribes trial starts
(June 5, 2000) The Lesotho Highlands Water Project corruption trial begins on Monday, with some of the world’s largest construction companies among the accused.
Export Credit Agency finance in sub-Saharan Africa
(July 1, 2000) ECA activities in Africa are linked to mismanagement, environmental disruption, corruption, and increasing social conflict.
FBI raids British firm’s offices
(June 22, 2000) Balfour Beatty – which also has a contract for the controversial Ilusi dam in Turkey and may face prosecution in Lesotho over alleged corruption payments over a dam project – was raided this month by 40 FBI agents.
Haiti in life and debt struggle
(June 17, 2000) President René Préval signed a petition calling on international creditors to annul Haiti’s swelling $1.2bn (£800m) debt. Forty percent of Haiti’s debt was incurred under Duvalier family misrule, when loans were regularly skimmed by regime cronies.
Larry Summers, US Treasury secretary, breaks up creditor consensus on Nigeria
(June 16, 2000) US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers has reversed US government policy and broken the consensus of creditors, by agreeing that Nigeria should be granted “multilateral debt reduction ….by the international financial community”.
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