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The biggest issues at COP27 involve financing for low-income countries hit hard by climate change. A former World Bank official describes some promising signs she’s starting to see.
What happens when you owe more on your mortgage than your house is worth? Negative equity is a growing concern for some homeowners, but how real are the risks?
Many small island nations are struggling to protect their land from rising seas while also facing paralyzing debt.
Various scholars weigh in on the state of Ghana’s economy, how it got into this situation and on the IMF’s involvement.
Nigeria’s 2023 budget could worsen the country’s cycle of deficits and debts.
Ghana’s sovereign risk has been downgraded to near junk status by ratings agencies in recent times.
Shariah law informs financial contracts and credit systems, and the growth of Islamic financing options provides an alternative to current debt-based banking systems.
As with any major financial decision, you need to understand how the renovation fits with your broader life goals. Why do you want to do it?
The deal to restart grain shipments won’t bring food prices back to pre-war levels.
The long-term economic outlook for Ukraine as it manages the effects of the Russian invasion
Ghana’s power sector is mired in debt and excess production.
A scholar of the ancient Near East explains how loan forgiveness was handled thousands of years ago in the Bible and royal decrees.
An expert on Sri Lanka’s economy identifies and explains three key challenges that Ranil Wickremesinghe will have to overcome if he hopes to steer the country out of its crisis.
A return to debt sustainability will create room for African policy makers to stave off risks to the post-pandemic recovery.
There are a number of reasons why Ghana’s domestic borrowing is more expensive than foreign debt.
The fear that borrowers’ strategic assets are at risk from Chinese banks continues to fail the test of evidence.
Ghana’s economy is in its most precarious state in decades.
Puerto Rico has reached an agreement to partially settle its historic bankruptcy crisis. But public cuts to education and health care are unlikely to ease, creating ongoing challenges for Puerto Ricans
Student loan forgiveness doesn’t benefit the economy the way some advocates believe it would, an economist argues.
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Emeritus Professor of Finance, The University of Melbourne
