About 44 million Americans are still paying off student loan debt. But it didn’t always used to be this way. As the perceived purpose of a college education changed, so too did the way we pay for it.
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Research finds higher levels of housing debt among pre-retirees are linked to them working for longer.
Reforming South Africa’s state owned enterprises should start with greater accountability and financial responsibility.
A warning from Athens about facing political headwinds with a government barely worth the name.
A dubious deal with the Trumps has sparked criticism of the World Bank, but attention should be focused elsewhere.
Tunisia’s economy has been struggling since the country’s 2011 revolution. Corruption and bad governance within the banking sector is not helping.
Treasurer Scott Morrison says Australia will “grow into growth”. Global economic conditions suggest otherwise.
With My Family’s Slave, journalist Alex Tizon challenges our complacency over domestic workers. When does domestic work become slavery?
Where now for one of the great emblems of post-World War II global co-operation?
The government will highlight in its May 9 budget a distinction between ‘good’ debt, incurred to boost growth, and ‘bad’ debt, used to finance welfare and other recurrent spending.
When you look at the data (in three charts) on mortgage stress, the systemic risk of people not being able to repay their home loans appears small.
The best chance South Africa has of recovering from sub-investment grade credit rating status is to have leaders who are prepared to break rank with the small-mindedness of the ruling party.
Entities at the centre of the storm engulfing South Africa’s social grants distribution system have claimed to be champions of financial inclusion. The claim in itself is scandalous.
The extent of Centrelink’s customer service delivery problems is legendary – and it’s been getting worse in recent years.
Airports Company of South Africa, a majority state owned enterprise, is set to be hit by a regulatory own-goal that puts further pressure on the country’s credit rating.
Financially illogical and fuelled by irrational dogma, the creation of a new tranche of private sector debt is a missed opportunity.
Despite a media statement announcing that Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) and Queensland Treasury Corporation (QTC) have created the first government bond using the blockchain (dubbed the “cryptobond…
Modesty in your spending (and half an eye on the future) could make you very cheerful indeed.
South Africa is breathing a sigh of relief after escaping a credit rating downgrade. But there are still serious concerns around structure of the country’s economy and finances.
The “no” result from Italy’s referendum is likely to brew political and economic uncertainty for some time yet.
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