Wealthy west has little excuse after finally waking up to global debt crisis:
As recent banking failures in US and Europe show, rich countries can act quickly ...
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Urgent Call to Address Global Debt Crisis in Developing NationsOver 50 countries face default risk as wealthy nations delay decisive action despite IMF and World Bank warnings.
Key FactsApr 13, 2023 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Developed countries are beginning to recognize the looming debt threat in poorer nations after focusing on their own issues for years.
- The IMF and World Bank meetings highlighted the urgent need to assist countries nearing debt distress, yet no swift solutions emerged.
- More than 50 nations risk default, jeopardizing the 2030 UN development goals without immediate intervention.
- Recent rapid responses to banking crises in rich countries contrast with the slow political will to resolve global debt challenges.
The G20 debt suspension and common framework have failed to deliver the kind of debt relief developing countries need to be able to withstand and recover from the multiple crises the world faces today.— Winnie Byanyima, the executive director of the Joint UN Programme on HIV/Aids.
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