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Protests by civil society at FfD4 demanding debt cancellation.

FFD4 Seville: Debt cancellation is the first step to global economic justice

04 Jul 2025

5 min read

Li Junhua, UN DESA USG & Conference Secretary-General speaking at the conclusion of FfD4.

FFD4 Seville: Key outcomes show some hope, but wider systems remain paralysed

Avantika Goswami

04 Jul 2025

6 min read

Debt's climate link: Reforming global debt architecture is key to unlocking climate finance

Debt's climate link: Reforming global debt architecture is key to unlocking climate finance

04 Jul 2025

4 min read

Debt’s climate link: Why climate finance to developing countries must not be loans

Debt’s climate link: Why climate finance to developing countries must not be loans

03 Jul 2025

8 min read

FFD4 Seville: New form unveiled to help debt-distressed nations

FFD4 Seville: New forum unveiled to help debt-distressed nations

Rohini Krishnamurthy

03 Jul 2025

3 min read

Debt's climate link: Who gains from ballooning debt?

Debt's climate link: Who gains from ballooning debt?

02 Jul 2025

3 min read

Protests demanding debt cancelling at the ongoing FfD4 in Spain.

Stand with the billions, not billionaires

Pradeep Baisakh

01 Jul 2025

5 min read

Debt's climate link: Why sovereign debt is rising in developing world?

Debt’s climate link: Why sovereign debt is rising in developing world?

01 Jul 2025

5 min read

Debt’s climate link: Global finance system keeping developing countries from prioritising growth, resilience

Debt’s climate link: Global finance system keeping developing countries from prioritising growth, resilience

30 Jun 2025

7 min read

Cost of conflicts: For a billion people, extreme poverty has not come down in 15 years

Cost of conflicts: For a billion people, extreme poverty has not come down in 15 years

30 Jun 2025

3 min read

Investment in sustainable development goals in crisis: UN Report

Investment shortfall in sectors crucial for achieving sustainable development goals: UN report

27 Jun 2025

2 min read

Invest in development to bring peace, lift people out of poverty in conflict-ridden places: UN urges

Invest in development to bring peace, lift people out of poverty in conflict-ridden places: UN

20 Jun 2025

2 min read

News

Debt's climate link: Reforming global debt architecture is key to unlocking climate finance

Debt's climate link: Reforming global debt architecture is key to unlocking climate finance

04 Jul 2025

4 min read

Debt’s climate link: Why climate finance to developing countries must not be loans

Debt’s climate link: Why climate finance to developing countries must not be loans

03 Jul 2025

8 min read

FFD4 Seville: New form unveiled to help debt-distressed nations

FFD4 Seville: New forum unveiled to help debt-distressed nations

Rohini Krishnamurthy

03 Jul 2025

3 min read

Debt's climate link: Who gains from ballooning debt?

Debt's climate link: Who gains from ballooning debt?

02 Jul 2025

3 min read

Debt's climate link: Why sovereign debt is rising in developing world?

Debt’s climate link: Why sovereign debt is rising in developing world?

01 Jul 2025

5 min read

Debt’s climate link: Global finance system keeping developing countries from prioritising growth, resilience

Debt’s climate link: Global finance system keeping developing countries from prioritising growth, resilience

30 Jun 2025

7 min read

Interviews

‘Trump’s tariffs mark weaponisation of trade, threaten globalisation’

‘Trump’s tariffs mark weaponisation of trade, threaten globalisation’

09 Apr 2025

4 min read

'Half of India without significant wealth'

'Half of India without significant wealth'

Richard Mahapatra

07 Dec 2021

2 min read

A locked-up house in the village of Baluni, Uttarakhand. Photo: Srikant Chaudhary

45% of migrants will stay back in Uttarakhand, says CM Rawat

26 Aug 2020

4 min read

‘Repressive governments use financial crises, global pandemics to change societal norms’

‘Repressive governments use financial crises, global pandemics to change societal norms’

13 Jul 2020

3 min read

COVID-19 labour laws dilution: ‘Neo-liberal character has eroded welfare state’

COVID-19 labour laws dilution: ‘Neo-liberal character has eroded welfare state’

12 May 2020

7 min read

‘Signing RCEP will mean no duties on solar products’

‘Signing RCEP will mean no duties on solar products’

04 Nov 2019

2 min read

Poor no longer moving to higher income bracket: Pronab Sen

Poor no longer moving to higher income bracket: Pronab Sen

31 Oct 2019

4 min read

'Oxfam’s used clothing trade in Africa opened employment, cut waste'

'Oxfam’s used clothing trade in Africa opened employment, cut waste'

29 May 2019

4 min read

Blog (Economy)

Protests by civil society at FfD4 demanding debt cancellation.

FFD4 Seville: Debt cancellation is the first step to global economic justice

04 Jul 2025

5 min read

Li Junhua, UN DESA USG & Conference Secretary-General speaking at the conclusion of FfD4.

FFD4 Seville: Key outcomes show some hope, but wider systems remain paralysed

Avantika Goswami

04 Jul 2025

6 min read

Protests demanding debt cancelling at the ongoing FfD4 in Spain.

Stand with the billions, not billionaires

Pradeep Baisakh

01 Jul 2025

5 min read

Nigeria’s economy is growing but rural poverty is rising: 5 key policies to address the divide

Nigeria’s economy is growing but rural poverty is rising: 5 key policies to address the divide

Stephen Onyeiwu

19 Jun 2025

5 min read

Videos (Economy)

Trump’s reciprocal tariffs come into force. So, what are they exactly?

Trump’s reciprocal tariffs come into force. So, what are they exactly?

15 Apr 2025

1 min read

USAID budget cuts: A humanitarian crisis unfolding in Ethiopia and beyond

USAID budget cuts: A humanitarian crisis unfolding in Ethiopia and beyond

06 Mar 2025

1 min read

Union Budget 2025 highlights on public healthcare

Union Budget 2025 highlights on public healthcare

04 Feb 2025

1 min read

Big promises for micro, small and medium enterprises in Budget 2025-26

Big promises for micro, small and medium enterprises in Budget 2025-26

03 Feb 2025

1 min read

Books (Economy)

Book Excerpt: How 7 islands that were part of a dowry became India’s leading economic centre

Book Excerpt: How 7 islands that were part of a dowry became India’s leading economic centre

Lakshmi Subramanian

25 Jan 2025

4 min read

Book excerpt: How the Suez canal was built

Book excerpt: How the Suez canal was built

04 Aug 2023

6 min read

Evolution of work

Evolution of work

29 Nov -1

4 min read

Yes, she can

Yes, she can

29 Nov -1

4 min read

Explore More (Economy)

The dried fish is an essential product not only for local consumption but also for export to other parts of India and abroad, particularly in markets where fresh fish may not be readily available.

Where ocean’s bounty meets a salt desert: Salaya's dried fish legacy

28 Apr 2025

2 min read

Highlights from the issue

Highlights from the issue

17 Apr 2025

2 min read

When disparity hides in plain sight: Malnourished migrants' cheap labour subsidises Delhi NCR's real estate boom

When disparity hides in plain sight: Malnourished migrants' cheap labour subsidises Delhi NCR's real estate boom

07 Apr 2025

2 min read

A ministry-wise look at Union Budget 2025-26

A ministry-wise look at Union Budget 2025-26

08 Feb 2025

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