Topic: Finance and debt
For climate-vulnerable countries, debt costs 25 times more than climate action
Blog / 22nd September 2026The countries most vulnerable to climate change are spending nearly 25 times more on repaying debt than on climate action, according to a new report.
The century-old legal fiction costing America $35.5 billion a year
Article / 27th August 2026One of the stranger features of the modern economy is that we no longer disagree about what a multinational corporation is—until the conversation turns to tax.
This UN Tax Conference might sound boring, but here is how we all have a stake in it
Article / 12th August 2026The decisions being made in this conference are simple yet consequential to our lives: will polluters profiting from the economic and climate crises—that the rest of us are paying for—be made to pay their share?
Climate con? Rich countries overstate climate financing to developing nations by up to 76 percent
News / 14th July 2026New analysis reveals a widening gap between reported support and the actual resources reaching countries on the frontline of climate change.
Aid cuts leave at least one million women and girls without vital support
News / 13th July 2026Unprecedented aid cuts are pushing women's organizations in crisis zones to the brink of collapse, warns the UN's international gender equality agency.
We owe future generations a path out of the global debt crisis
Blog / 9th July 2026As governments review their Sustainable Development Goal on financing and global partnership this week, they must go beyond short-term fixes and drive real solutions to the debt crisis and its impact on children’s futures.
IMF still acts as a colonial debt enforcer despite reform claims, new report alleges
Report / 25th June 2026A new report by ActionAid et al argues the IMF’s policies still disproportionately burden low-income countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America.
African countries up efforts to tax high-income individuals
Article / 11th May 2026African countries are exploring ways to tax high-earning individuals as the continent seeks to expand its revenue collection amid what experts say is a growing gulf between rich and poor.
Mexico’s Sheinbaum embraces healthcare as a human right
Blog / 20th April 2026Healthcare is neither a commodity nor the exclusive privilege of the wealthy—it is a human right. Far from “outrageous,” guaranteeing healthcare to all is about ensuring that everyone can live a rich and fulfilling life.
Why my vision of a Good Society is evidence-based, not utopian
Blog / 19th February 2026The blueprint for a fairer society lies in front of us. But it requires moving away from the myth of “trickle-down” economics and the stubborn pursuit of GDP growth.