After years of being in debt, Rachel Kramer Bussel came to a realisation: If I dont become proactive about it, I will be in debt for the rest of my life. For Ms Bussel, a freelance writer from New Jersey, that meant scaling back spending and putting any available money towards the debt principal. Starting…
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India becomes first to offer letter of support to IMF for funding & debt restructuring of Sri Lanka India: As a symbol of its ongoing support for the economic recovery of the island nation, India became the first nation to deliver its letter of support for funding and debt restructuring of Sri Lanka to the…
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Jan 23 (Reuters) – India has committed to help ease the debt burden of its crisis-stricken neighbor Sri Lanka as part of a possible International Monetary Fund-supported program, the IMF said on Monday. The island nation of 22 million people has grappled with challenges during the past year ranging from a shortage of foreign currency…
Text size US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said restructuring Zambia’s debt was a top priority as she visited the debt-ridden African country on Monday. In 2020, as the Covid-19 pandemic battered Africa, Zambia became the first country on the continent to default on its foreign debt, estimated at $17.3 billion. It has sought help through…
LUSAKA, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema urged the country’s creditors on Monday to agree to a quick debt restructuring to aid economy recovery efforts. Hichilema made the remarks during a visit to Zambia by International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, who met Hichilema, Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane, central bank governor…
New debt roundtable could aid discussions – Yellen China, private sector reluctant to take ‘haircuts’ Zambia’s per capita income dropped to low-income status LUSAKA, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Two of the world’s most powerful finance officials are visiting Zambia this week, a reflection of the growing concern shared by Western officials about how China and…
An aged pensioner who feared “losing everything”over an incorrect bill from the Robodebt scheme was forced to make repayments on the debt while she was still contesting it. Key points: The Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme resumed hearings for 2023 on Monday WitnessRosemary Gay said receiving an incorrect bill for almost $65,000 “turned my…
Aid and campaign groups, including Oxfam and Christian Aid, have called on the international community to cancel a large portion of Gahan’s debts as it struggles to deal with the worst economic crisis in the country’s history only a few months before it is due to host the African Games in Accra. Ghana’s consumer inflation…