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A Make-or-Break Moment for Global Debt Reform

Jun 28 , 2025
By Ameenah Gurib- fakim , María F. Espinosa and Shamshad Akhtar

Amid rising poverty, sluggish growth, escalating climate disasters, and geopolitical instability, sovereign debt has eme...

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By Ameenah Gurib- fakim ( Ameenah Gurib- fakim, the first female president of the republic of mauritius, is a distinguished adviser at the Global Network for africa’s Prosperity. this article first appeard on Project Syndicate. ) , María F. Espinosa ( María F. Espinosa, a former president of the UN General Assembly, is executive director of GWL Voices and co-chair of the Debt Relief for a Green & Inclusive Recovery Project. ) and Shamshad Akhtar ( Shamshad Akhtar, a former finance minister of Pakistan and former governor of the State Bank of Pakistan, is co-chair of the Debt Relief for a Green & Inclusive Recovery Project. )

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A Make-or-Break Moment for Global Debt Reform

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Ditching Carbon Pricing Reckless Bet with the Planet

The Quiet Roar Beneath the Calm

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Addis Abeba's Messy Taxi Overhaul Leaves Riders Waiting, Veterans Sidelined

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State Enterprises from Oracles to Apprentices

Rising Costs, Inflation Threaten Insurance Industry

BREWING DISCONTENT

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Ditching Carbon Pricing Reckless Bet with the Planet

Africa's Debt Is an Opportunity

Leaders of the National . . .

When the country’s most. . .

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Desire to March to the Sea Should Spill Reason on the Way

Where the Roof Overhead Comes with a Ceiling on Hope

Parliament Approves New Cabinet Members

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As School Fees Soar in Addis, Families Choose Between Education, Survival

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