Debt relief

Whither the debt? HIPC update — October 2001
[Box 1: Channelling debt savings to social development]
[Box 2: Foreign investment to Africa slips]

A year-end sprint for debt-relief — January 2001
[Box 1: Debt relief needs a 'bolder approach' — Kofi Annan]
[Box 2: US, Canada and UK move on debt]

African activists against the debt — January 2001

Debt relief conditions eased in Prague — October 2000

HIPC architects seek 'flexibility' — October 2000
[Box 1: HIPC: donors extend deadline ... and dally on additional funding]

Mozambique: A beneficiary of major debt relief — October 2000

Debt relief moves at a snail's pace — July 2000
[Box 1: Funding pressures]

New conditions slow debt relief — April 2000
[Box 1: UK and Germany to write off HIPC trade debts]

New debt deal on shaky ground — December 1999
[Box 1: Uncertain funding for HIPC-2]
[Box 2: US debt cancellation plan pressures other creditors]

Creditors making 'major changes' in debt relief for poor countries — September 1999
[Box 1: HIPC-1: the story so far]
[Box 2: Some sensitive issues of deeper debt relief]

'Break the chains of debt!' — September 1999

Ceilings on debt relief are not 'God-given' — September 1999

Zambia calls for total debt cancellation — September 1999

HIPC initiative is like blackmail, says Meles — September 1999

G-7 ministers agree to improve HIPC debt relief package — April 1999

African debt hopes disappointed — November 1998

Pressure grows for faster debt reduction — August 1998
[Box 1: Group of 8 again pledges to help Africa]
[Box 2: Jubilee 2000 debt relief campaign targets G-8 leaders]

Progress and snags in HIPC debt initiative — February 1998

Creditors change HIPC debt relief guidelines and raise some hope for more countries
— July 1997
[Box 1: Uganda gains improved debt-relief terms

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