The G20 debt plan does not go far enough

Akhtar, Shamshad / Kevin P. Gallagher / Ulrich Volz
External Publications (2020)

published on Project Syndicate, 24.11.2020

Developing countries can emerge from the COVID-19 crisis and be prepared to pursue a green path to future prosperity only if their creditors adapt to the post-pandemic world. A bolder new debt-relief initiative rooted in global solidarity can help to reverse the recent increase in poverty worldwide, reduce damaging inequalities, and save our planet for future generations.