1. Jamaica and the IMF: How Not to Learn From Past Mistakes
(Matching tags: debt, imf, jamaica)

... do a regression analysis to see the deleterious effects of austerity. Faced with extremely high debt payments, and having spent the last few years trying to court the IMF by cutting spending (following ...

2. Labor Market Policy Research Reports, November 17 – 30, 2012
(Matching tags: debt, jobs, retirement, labor market, paid family leave, environment, wages, deficit)

... Farrell Center for Economic Policy and Research More Good Jobs Shawn Fremstad Debt, Deficits, and Demographics: Why We Can Afford the Social Contract Dean Baker Demos State Guaranteed Retirement ...

3. Inflation: How Do You Spell Debt Relief?
(Matching tags: debt, Wall Street, inflation, housing bubble)

In his column today, Paul Krugman picks up the suggestion from Richard Yeselson, that debt relief for working people would be a good demand for the Wall Street occupiers to pursue. While there is a good ...

4. IMF Cancels Debt but New Loan Raises New Questions
(Matching tags: debt, imf)

Yesterday the International Monetary Fund announced they were cancelling Haiti's outstanding debt of $268 million. Many countries have already cancelled bilateral debts, and other multilateral organizations ...

5. France Isn't Paying Back What it Owes Haiti After All: The Question is, Why Not?
(Matching tags: france, debt, aid)

Media reports that France would pay back an historic debt – essentially a ransom that it demanded in order for Haiti to have international diplomatic and economic recognition – in order to aid Haiti’s ...

6. World Bank Cancels Haiti's Debt, IMF Yet to Do the Same
(Matching tags: debt, imf, world bank)

The World Bank announced today that they have cancelled the remaining $36 million in debt owed by Haiti. The Bank said that the cancellation was "made possible by contributions from Belgium, Canada, Finland, ...

7. U.S. Legislation to Cancel Haiti’s Debt, Boost Garment Sector
(Matching tags: debt, imf)

President Obama signed into law legislation crafted by Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) that should provide further debt cancellation for Haiti. The law “directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the ...

8. Debt Relief Legislation Moves Forward
(Matching tags: debt, imf, world bank, iadb, jubilee)

... debt to International Financial Institutions (IFI) and any debt incurred during relief efforts. Also, the bill would encourage IFIs to make available grants rather than loans "in order to end the debt-relief ...

9. Sarkozy Arrives in Haiti, To Pay Historical Debt?
(Matching tags: france, debt, reparations)

French President Nicolas Sarkozy landed in Haiti this morning, the AP reports. It was the first visit by a French president to Haiti, described by the AP as once being the "nation's richest colony." AP ...

10. "Recognizing the Right of Haitians to Reparations"
(Matching tags: debt, reparations)

Writing for The Nation yesterday, Naomi Klein makes the case that Haiti is actually a creditor, not a debtor. Therefore, she argues, to speak of debt cancellation is really only a step in the right direction. ...