Debt Relief & Management » development http://www.debt-relief-management.com Debt Relief & Management Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:47:03 +0000 en hourly 1 Amina Az-Zubair — Africa Works: Making debt relief work for the poor in Nigeria http://www.debt-relief-management.com/1162/amina-az-zubair-%e2%80%94-africa-works-making-debt-relief-work-for-the-poor-in-nigeria/ http://www.debt-relief-management.com/1162/amina-az-zubair-%e2%80%94-africa-works-making-debt-relief-work-for-the-poor-in-nigeria/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 06:24:19 +0000 debt http://www.debt-relief-management.com/1162/amina-az-zubair-%e2%80%94-africa-works-making-debt-relief-work-for-the-poor-in-nigeria/ In the 21st century, Africa is emerging as a dynamic and innovative continent. This new Africa boasts a reservoir of young talent, a growing market for cutting-edge technologies, and a source of fresh ideas. Africa is a continent of exciting possibilities.

Amina Az-Zubair, Senior Special Assistant to the President of Nigeria on the Millennium Development Goals speaks about these exciting possibilities, in particular those that advance human development.

She focuses on the debt relief granted to Nigeria by the Paris Group in 2005. This landmark agreement has demonstrated that, against all odds, Africans can work together to improve the lives of the poor.

Écoutez la vidéo en français: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sveGm_eQj48

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]]> http://www.debt-relief-management.com/1162/amina-az-zubair-%e2%80%94-africa-works-making-debt-relief-work-for-the-poor-in-nigeria/feed/ 0 The Benefits of Debt Relief http://www.debt-relief-management.com/923/the-benefits-of-debt-relief/ http://www.debt-relief-management.com/923/the-benefits-of-debt-relief/#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:21:43 +0000 debt http://www.debt-relief-management.com/923/the-benefits-of-debt-relief/ Thanks to debt relief provided by the World Bank and other creditors, very poor and indebted countries are improving the lives of their people. Instead of paying billions of dollars in debt service, now over 35 countries around the world are spending more on health, education and infrastructure, contributing to economic growth and poverty reduction. Guyana and Uganda are good examples. This video illustrates the human impact that debt relief is having in these two countries.

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]]> http://www.debt-relief-management.com/923/the-benefits-of-debt-relief/feed/ 0 Matthew Martin and Nils Bhinda, Debt Relief International http://www.debt-relief-management.com/906/matthew-martin-and-nils-bhinda-debt-relief-international/ http://www.debt-relief-management.com/906/matthew-martin-and-nils-bhinda-debt-relief-international/#comments Sun, 13 Jun 2010 00:34:22 +0000 debt http://www.debt-relief-management.com/906/matthew-martin-and-nils-bhinda-debt-relief-international/ Matthew Martin and Nils Bhinda of Debt Relief International, discuss how low-income countries (LICs) in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean have been hard hit by the impact of the global financial crisis on foreign investment and other private capital flows. This event The global financial crisis and private capital flows to low income countries was held on the 25th April 2010, from 17.30-19.00 at ODI’s offices in London.

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]]> http://www.debt-relief-management.com/906/matthew-martin-and-nils-bhinda-debt-relief-international/feed/ 0 Damned by Debt Relief http://www.debt-relief-management.com/56/damned-by-debt-relief/ http://www.debt-relief-management.com/56/damned-by-debt-relief/#comments Sun, 31 May 2009 02:52:11 +0000 debt http://www.debt-relief-management.com/2009/05/30/damned-by-debt-relief/ Damned by Debt Relief challenges the Live8-G8 debt relief jamboree. Eloquent and angry Ghanaians cut through the spin and explain; debt relief provided no new money and draconian conditions applied. ed by donor diktat, Ghanaians are not impressed by the West’s supposed largesse. For the full story — a 28-minute documentary now available on DVD — please visit our website at www.worldwrite.org.uk/damned/dvd.htm

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