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Countries are often punished for calling for help when there’s an emergency in repaying their debt.

May 28, 2026

Rating agency Fitch changes its criteria on pausing debt repayments: why it matters

Nicole Goldin, United Nations University and Daniel Cash, United Nations University; Aston University

Sovereign debt markets are beginning to develop a way to manage shocks before they escalate into full restructuring episodes.

Debt restructuring eases the pressure on government finances by reducing periodic repayments. Simon Maina/AFP via Getty Images

September 17, 2024

Kenya could run out of money to repay massive debts: how to avoid this

Odongo Kodongo, University of the Witwatersrand

Unless Kenya secures a write-off or other debt-reducing deal, it will almost certainly default.

Protesters have a range of grievances about the way Kenyans are being treated with apparent impunity by the state. Luis Tato/AFP/Getty Images

June 26, 2024

Kenya protests: Ruto pulling the finance bill is unlikely to satisfy angry young protesters – here’s why

Kathleen Klaus, Uppsala University

Kenyans, particularly young ones, are fed up with rising prices as well as being ignored, of corruption and of the conspicuous consumption of politicians.

People visit fruit section of a grocery store on Guadeloupe, an island group in the southern Caribbean Sea. (Shutterstock)

April 26, 2021

Caribbean food security during COVID‑19 can only be ensured through debt relief

Kasmine Forbes, Queen's University, Ontario

Debt relief would improve Caribbean states’ response to global crises.

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