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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Heather Stewart Economics editor

INSANE: Developing countries need more debt relief to fund education and health | Vintage Vibes

A young boy engaged in hazardous child labour in a scrapyard on the fringes of Accra, Ghana
‘The consequences are particularly acute in Africa, where debt distress is most severe,’ the research says. Photograph: Muntaka Chasant/REX/Shutterstock

Developing countries need a fresh round of debt relief, to prevent money urgently needed for health and education being diverted to creditors, according to a major new report commissioned by the late Pope Francis.

The Jubilee report, produced by a panel of experts chaired by Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz, argues for debt restructuring, along the lines of the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries initiative (HIPC).

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