Florence blog: How much longer can we abandon Greece?
Ten years ago 60,000 activists converged in Florence for the first European Social Forum to discuss building another world. That meeting, four months before the invasion of Iraq, catalysed the…
Ten years ago 60,000 activists converged in Florence for the first European Social Forum to discuss building another world. That meeting, four months before the invasion of Iraq, catalysed the…
The Tunisian government has asked Ecuador for advice on conducting an audit into debts inherited from the Ben Ali regime. The Ecuador government will be sending a mission to Tunisia…
Spent the day at the brilliant conference which looked at ‘who will pay the price’ for decisions to pay Mubarak’s debt and take Egypt down the so-called ‘free market’ economic…
It’s an appropriate time for a group of debt campaigners to arrive in Egypt – the headlines are dominated by a potential loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for…
Investigation to find if loans were stolen and taken out of country. Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki has announced his government plans to audit debts it owes, with the intention of…
Today the Norwegian Minister of Development announced that Norway will make an assessment of the legitimacy of developing countries’ debt to Norway. This means that the government will be the…
Pakistan’s National Assembly is to form a committee to investigate the country’s debt. Both government and opposition have agreed a bipartisan investigation which will look into the benefits and costs…
Zimbabwe’s recent history has been characterised by political oppression, economic chaos and social division. That story is well known in the UK. However it is rarely the case that a…
This paper is short explanation of what a debt audit is, where the idea comes from and how it might work in Egypt. For a full manual describing the process…
Independent audit will follow Greek lead in seeking truth about debt and cuts. Data will be made freely available for individuals and groups to determine action.