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‘“Escalating protests in Pakistan against rising costs linked to IMF demands, which follow similar protests in...
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‘“Escalating protests in Pakistan against rising costs linked to IMF demands, which follow similar protests in...
Further says the loan initiatives set at the onset of the pandemic have also proved not effective in reducing debt.
The International Monetary Fund, with a global debt crisis looming, is setting conditions for its loans that risk undermining people’s economic, social and cultural rights.
Click to expand Image © 2023 Human Rights Watch The report makes several key findings. First, it finds that the Fund continues to rely on its traditional approach of expecting governments to reduce debt through fiscal consolidation, which raises significant human rights concerns. While “fiscal consolidation” refers broadly to reducing debt by cutting public spending or increasing revenues, the report finds that programs routinely include conditionalities that impose cuts to public spending and
Monday, April 25, 2023 – President William Ruto has been warned against dealing with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as it does not mean well for Kenya. In a statement, Global aid agency, Oxfam, warned Ruto's administration that the measures being implemented as part of loan conditions by the IMF would worsen the economic situation in…