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Jubilee Scotland campaigns for the cancellation of the illegitimate debts that have devastated the economies of the world’s poorest countries. Jubilee Scotland is a coalition of international development organisations, trade unions and churcheses.7

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BRIEF GUIDE TO THE DEBT ISSUE
The debt issue is one of the most pressing on the development agenda.
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EVENT:Jubilee Cyclists Night
20th OCT 7.30pm Augustine United Church, 41 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh.
Jubilee Scotland would like to invite you to an evening with the Jubilee Cyclists to hear about their campaign ride through Africa and Britain and to get an update on the debt crisis.
Everyone Welcome!
for more information please contact us on 0131 225 4321
find out more about the intrepid campaigners that are the Jubilee Cyclists

Sigh of Relief as World Bank and IMf Implement debt deal! 26.09.05
After a nerve-racking couple of months, the World Bank and IMF have passed the G8 debt deal at their annual meetings this weekend in Washington. Critics of the deal were silenced when the G7 finance ministers, in an unprecedented move, sent a joint letter of commitment assuring the World Bank that finance would be provided in the long term for the deal.
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WORLD BANK & IMF MEETING
24-25th September
The World’s Finance Ministers meet in Washington this week for the annual meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF), to decide the fate of the unprecedented proposal set forth by the G8 in July on debt cancellation. But the debt deal is under threat...
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NEW MATERIAL: MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY Scottish Coalition Respond to G8 Leaders
 What Really happened at the G8?

A quarter of a million people took to the streets of Edinburgh on 2nd July. They challenged the G8 leaders to tackle the root causes of world poverty. What was the G8 leaders’ response? This leaflet tells you what really came out of the G8 Summit, what remains to be done and what YOU can do this autumn to press for TRADE JUSTICE, MORE AND BETTER AID and AN END TO THE DEBT CRISIS.
Download the leaflet here
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INCLUDES IMPORTANT DATES FOR AUTUMN/WINTER 2005

Cyclist tales
Jubilee Cyclists recount stories from their trip around Africa and to Edinburgh for Make Poverty History. A journey and campaign in words and pictures...

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Commentary: Niger and the debt relief process 9.08.05
The amount of aid Niger needs to avert crisis is equivalent to the amount the north African state pays every year in debt repayments. This is after Niger has been through nearly every debt relief process the international community has devised. What's more, the IMF has been blamed for some of the ecomomic policies that were attached to recieving debt relief... read more

NEW HIPC COUNTRY PROFILES
New to the site is a comprehensive guide to the World Bank/IMF Heavily Indebted Poor Country initiative. The process that poor countries must pass through to reach debt relief.

Inside - Introduction to HIPC - Guide to the HIPC stages - Individual country profiles and documents.


 
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