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Ending the austerity pandemic

Blog / 3rd January 2023

Unless austerity is reversed, people in developing countries will lose social protections and public services just when they are most needed. And it doesn't have to be this way, write Isabel Ortiz and Matthew Cummins for Project Syndicate.

Taxing super-profits to beat inflation and defend human rights

Blog / 16th December 2022

Pandemics, wars and recessions do not exempt states from human-rights commitments. They must tax multinationals and the richest more to protect the most vulnerable, writes Magdalena Sepúlveda for Social Europe.

Poor countries squeezed by 10 trillion dollars in external debts

Blog / 16th December 2022

The external debt of the world’s low and middle-income countries at the end of 2021 totalled 9 trillion US dollars, more than double the amount a decade ago. Such debt is expected to increase by an additional 1.1 trillion US dollars in 2023.

UN adopts historic decision to take on new tax leadership

Blog / 6th December 2022

The UN General Assembly has adopted by unanimous consensus a resolution that mandates the UN to set course for a global tax leadership role.

IMF urged to unlock $650 billion for poor nations facing crises 'unprecedented in human history'

Blog / 13th October 2022

A coalition of 140 organizations from across the globe urge the International Monetary Fund to provide immediate financial relief to low-income nations reeling from the intertwined emergencies of climate change, Covid-19, war, and soaring costs of living.