Rowan Williams joins campaign for Debt Justice
Jubilee Debt Campaign is today relaunching as Debt Justice to continue its work to build power in the hands of people to end unjust debt and demand a fair economy.…
Flagship lending transparency scheme gets information from just two banks
Only two banks have disclosed any information through the flagship lending transparency scheme of the Institute of International Finance (IIF) and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Banks first…
Protestors call on BlackRock to cancel Zambia’s debt
Campaigners demonstrated outside BlackRock’s London office on day of annual earnings release BlackRock, the world’s richest asset manager, could make $180 million profit from Zambian debts for itself and its…
BlackRock could make 110% profit out of Zambia’s debt crisis
Jubilee Debt Campaign has estimated that asset manager BlackRock could make $180 million profit for itself and its clients out of its investment in Zambian bonds if the debts are…
Trustee Vacancies (Voluntary)
Deadline for applications: 9am on Monday 11th April Jubilee Debt Campaign is looking for three new Trustees to join our board and help strengthen our work to challenge poverty and…
IMF loans must not be used to bail out Zambia’s private lenders
The IMF has announced that its staff have reached an agreement with the government of Zambia on a $1.4 billion loan over three years. The only information about the programme…
The Budget’s out – but there’s little relief for millions in debt
New government funding for people in debt will bring some relief this winter, but the measures do not match the scale of the household debt crisis engulfing the UK. Over…
Lower income countries spend five times more on debt than dealing with climate change
Lower income countries are spending over five times more on external debt payments than projects to protect people from the impacts of climate change. The figures, released today by Jubilee…
Four reasons why cancelling debt is essential if we want to tackle the climate crisis
1.Countries are busy paying off debts rather than tackling the climate crisis Unsustainable debt levels are undermining lower income countries’ ability to adapt to and mitigate the climate crisis because vital resources…
EVENT: Cancel the debt for climate justice
This November, the world will be watching as the UK hosts COP26 in Glasgow. But there’s a huge issue stopping lower income countries from confronting the climate crisis – debt. Join…