Don't need subsidies, give us the right price

For most Indians, Mahendra Singh Tikait is the man who brought Delhi to its knees in 1988 with a rally that brought the national capital face to …

Profit from the poor

Fifty-four suicides in Andhra Pradesh have blown the lid off the social posturing by microfinance companies. Before the news of the deaths sank …

A fish moves west

Ten years ago Bangladesh’s rivers were deeper and hilsa plentiful. Silting, dams and pollution pushed the fisher into deep ocean leading to …

Andhra's groundwater crisis & a trail of suicides

Groundwater has failed Andhra Pradesh’s farmers. Between 1997 and 2006, about 4,500 farmers committed suicide, unable to repay loans they …

Organic thread

Even as Bt cotton invaded Indian fields in the past few years, some farmer groups kept pushing for organic cotton. In 2009-10, production in …

Kenya has breached its public debt ceiling — how it got there and what that means

Kenya has not witnessed such high levels of indebtedness in recent history

Gabon announces $500 million debt-for-nature swap deal for marine conservation

This is the world’s second-largest deal signed under blue bond to refinance the country’s debt and conserve marine resources

Here is all you need to know about debt-for-climate swaps

Offering debt relief in lieu of climate action could allow rich countries to pay for their acts of historical injustice, while helping the poor …

Indebted India: Over half of farm households still under debt

Andhra, Telangana have highest percentage of agricultural households under debt; Average debt: Rs 2.45 lakh in Andhra  

China has waived the debt of some African countries. But it’s not about refinancing

The political significance of the move is likely to be greater than its financial impact

G20 Summit: Good progress on easing debt in Zambia, Ethiopia & Ghana, says finance minister

India releases G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration stating developing countries would need $5.8-5.9 trillion up to 2030 to …

Sub-Saharan Africa’s debt burden increased to a record $789 billion in 2021, highest since 2010

Low economic growth, skyrocketing inflation, the Ukraine war, massive debts and climate change increased the region’s dependancy on private …

Every hour, a farmer committed suicide in 2015

87 per cent of total number of suicides were reported from well-off states such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh,…

Maratha silent protests make noise for economic security, social justice

Reservation in government jobs and relief to drought-hit farmers are among the major demands of the Marathas

"All idiot farmers commit suicide"

Shubhranshu Choudhary finds out why farmers’ suicide is such a touchy subject in Chhattisgarh

‘Cancel all debt’: Activists disrupt IMF, World Bank annual meet

Call for reparations as solution for stabilising global economy during debt restructuring panel

Developing nations seek UN intervention to protect economies in crisis from vulture funds

Call for multilateral convention to protect countries like Argentina from companies seeking huge profits by speculating on their debt

Private sector not dependable to achieve SDGs: UNCTAD

Its contribution to developing countries’ debt increases to 139% of GDP in 2017 from 79% in 2008

Climate ambition requires reform of current financial system: CSE report

Current form of financing is adding burden on developing countries, CSE and other experts discuss at webinar

Leg up for green bonds amid record sustainable debt in 2020

Sustainable debt worth $732 billion issued globally; $305 billion of that in green bonds

Oxfam takes IMF, World Bank to task

British aid agency Oxfam has criticised the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund for their economic policies in sub-Saharan Africa.

Debt-burdened Indonesia bows to World Bank

Large foreign debts have forced Indonesia to give in to World Bank pressure and adopt structural economic changes.

Debt in Eastern Africa rising rapidly, but remains manageable

An additional US$600 billion is needed in Africa every year until 2030 in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

Capital labour rush

A drought-like condition at home and long-term employment opportunity in Amaravati, the new capital of Andhra Pradesh, are fuelling migration …

Starve a child to repay a debt

External debt has proved an albatross around the neck of African nations. At least two-thirds of their total debt will have to be written off if …