A Kenyan court fight over irregular borrowing is testing the wisdom of a 1927 doctrine on odious debt.
Lenders, beware — a Kenyan court case may invalidate ‘odious debts’
Loans made outside normal parliamentary channels and held offshore may soon find themselves less likely to be repaid.
What will happen to the oil-for-loans project between China and Venezuela after Maduro’s arrest?
The arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has prompted warnings that a new government may refuse to recognize debts deemed odious or illegitimate.


