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G7 Finance ministers step closer to multilateral debt cancellation 10.06.05 Details are arriving that the UK and US have come to a significant deal on debt cancellation. The G7 finance ministers are meeting this weekend to thrash out a deal that would see 100% debt cancellation for 18 counrties.........read more
G8 ONE STEP CLOSER TO WIPING OUT DEBT The G8 announced a debt deal to cautious applause from campaigners. While apparently significant, this deal represents only the first step towards the Jubilee campaign demands. For Jubilee Scotland analysis click here	Find out the facts behind the headlines on G8 Debt Deal
Jubilee Scotland Campaign Update May 2005 All the latest action and news in the reformatted Monthly briefing. This month actions are based around the Jubilee Scotland Campaign pack which is available to download or order from the office Download
Fresh call for end to Africa debt 7 May 2005 African finance ministers have ended three days of talks in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, with a call for the cancellation of Africa's debt burden.
World Bank & IMF Spring Meetings Report : Deadlock on Debt cancellation 19.04.05 Leaders continue to drag their feet and remain deadlocked over how debt cancellation should be financed..... World Bank IMF meeting
US Nominate Wolfowitz for World Bank President 18.03.05 President Bush has nominated possibly the most controversial figure in US politics to run the World Bank. The nomination of Paul Wolflowitz, the renowned neo-con and arch unilateralist has outraged NGO's and campaigners.....Read More
Jubilee Scotland March Briefing for all the news, campaign updates and events in Scotland click here
Position Available at Jubilee Scotland Edinburgh. Jubilee Scotland is currently advertising for an Education officer. more information	Want to promote the issue of Debt in Schools?
Dunblane Campaigner's Day Saturday 16th April Jubilee Scotland will be holding a campaigner's day for those in the Dunblane area. It will be a great opportunity.....Read more	campaigners Day Dunblane Sat April 16th
Commission For Africa Report Published 11.03.05 Tony Blair today released the long awaited report that will form the basis for the UK's position on Africa at the G8 summitt in July. What does it mean for the debt campaign?
Argentina gives the IMF a Scalping -Guardian 8.03.05 Argentine "Haircut" Debt Deal - 1.03.05 Argentina look to end their debt crisis with a deal that could have huge implications for countries with unpayable debts.......Read more
Understanding Nigeria's Debt Situation The Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala writes passionately about the need for 100% debt relief, progress the country has made in good governance and the problems associated with not being classified as a Highly Indebted Poor Country (HIPC).read more....
latest news: last updated 28.02.05 -Most G7 Favour IMF gold sales for debt relief -UK provides VN$100 million debt relief to Vietnam -Loans or Grants: the G7 debate -Chancellor urged: sell gold to the Chinese	Latest News
G7 Agree to Provide up to 100% Debt Relief But What does this mean?	Read More on How the G7 Looks to Wipe Out Debt
International Day of Action on Debt: Edinburgh G7 Consulate Lobby 18.01.05 January 18th was the internationally agreed day for action on debt. Jubilee Scotland campaigners marked the day by visiting G7 consulates in Edinburgh including the German and Japanese consulates. Read More
latest news: last updated 4.02.05 1. G7 finance ministers meeting London 4.02.05 2. Charging interest on bullets: Calls mount for debt cancellation 3. Canada backs Gordon Brown's plan
latest news: last updated 1.02.05 1. Odious debt: Call for arbitrition mount 2. Disaster donations may well end up servicing debt 3. Mandela to visit G7 Finance Leaders in London
Gordon Brown Renews Call for Debt Cancellation -13th December "We must, for the sake of the world's poorest, not squander but seize an opportunity to make a breakthrough on debt relief and development" Read more
Paris Club Cancels 80% of Iraq's Debt 22nd Nov Paris Club members met at the end of last week to thrash out a deal that has ended with an agreement to cancel 80% of the debts owed to them by Iraq.The nature of Iraq's debt accumulated under Saddam Hussein is considered to be Odious and this raises serious questions about debt relief for other nations who are burdened with debt accumulated under dictatorships. Read more...
Madagascar 15th Country to Reach HIPC Completion Point The World Bank has announced that Madagascar has reached completion point of the Heavily Indebted Poor Country Initiative (HIPC). Madagascar will qualify for $1.9billion US dollars- half of the country's total debt stock.....Read more
Gordon Brown and Hilary Benn Face Debt, Campaigners in Kirkaldy, Fife. October 22nd The Chancellor and Secretary of State for International Development addressed debt campaigners and local Labour party representatives at a meeting in Kirkcaldy. Campaigners challenged Ministers on the timescale of delivering debt relief, how the UK plans to work towards trade justice and meet a target for reaching 0.7% aid targets....more details.
Paris Club Grants debt relief to Ethiopia Oct 15th Ethiopia have received US$ 758 million of debt relief from the Paris Club under the framework of the Enhanced HIPC initiative. In total, Ethiopia's debt to Paris Club creditors has been reduced from US$1087 million to US$153 million as a result of this agreement. Read More	Ethiopia Debt Relief
Washington Autumn Meeting - Disappointment for campaigners Oct 4th Following last week's exciting announcement that the UK plans to cancel our share of multilateral debt there was disappointment at the IMF/World Bank Autumn meeting in Washington at the weekend. British plans to win international support for writing off the debt of the world's poorest countries came to nothing after the Group of Seven rich nations failed to reach agreement. More	DISAPPOINTMENT IN WASHINGTON
TAKE ACTION: Tell Tony Blair's Commission for Africa to cancel Africa's debt. Oct 12th Tony Blair has set up a Commission for Africa. The Commission aims to generate action for a strong and prosperous Africa. The Commission is receiving inputs NOW. Please write to Tony Blair stating the Commission MUST support the full cancellation of Africa's unpayable debt, by fair and transparent means. Read more	TAKE ACTION
Brown answers our Call for Change? Sept 27th Gordon Brown has announced the United Kingdom will spend an extra 100 million pounds ($180.6 million) a year on debt relief to help poor countries repay money owed to the World Bank and IMF. This is exactly what our CALL FOR CHANGE CAMPAIGN has called for - the UK to cancel its share of mulitlateral debt. Congratulations to all our supporters and campaigners. Read More	SUCCESS FOR CAMPAIGNERS!
MAKE POVERTY HISTORY in 2005 MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY aims to be the most powerful coalition ever against world poverty. Jubilee Scotland is part of this coalition urging rich counrty governments to change the rules and practices of trade, cancel poor countries' debts and deliver more and better aid. More...	MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY
Blair's Commission For Africa: A Briefing Tony Blair's Commission For Africa Report, to be published next spring, will form the basis for Britain's stance on African Development during the UK presidency of the G8 and EU next year.Read More to find out what the commission aims to do and how we must ensure debt relief is a key recommendation.
Ghana Qualifies for $3.5 billion in Debt Relief Ghana has become the 14th country to reach Completion Point (the point at which debt stock is actually written off) under the Heavily Indebted poor Country (HIPC) initiative. Despite some reluctance to join the flawed debt relief scheme Ghana now joins Ethiopia, Niger and Senegal all of whom have qualified this year. More
Jubilee Scotland at T-in-the-Park Music Festival Hundreds of festival goers at T-in-the-Park call on the UK to cancel our share of multilateral debt. Festival goers signed hundreds of postcards and a copy of a BIG letter to the Chancellor calling for an end to world debt.
Brown urges IMF to revalue gold for debt relief In a speech at a conference in the Vatican on alleviating world poverty Brown said: "To do more to complete the process of debt relief, we propose to the international community that we consider anew all options to finance further debt relief for the poorest countries, including making better use of IMF gold so that ... we can begin to provide multilateral debt relief up to 100 percent." More
African countries should refuse to repay their foriegn debts says a special adviser to United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan. Annan's economic adviser Jeffrey Sachs first called on developed countries to cancel Africa's debts. But failing that, he said Africa should ignore its US $201 billion (£109 billion) debt burden. More
G8 Summit to be held at Gleneagles, Perthshire Next year July 6-8 2005 the UK will host the G8 Summit in Scotland at Gleneagles. 2005 is a rare opportunity for campaigning, the UK holds the G8 presidency and the EU presidency, it is 20 years since Live Aid and the start of the 10 year countdown tothe 2015 Millennium Development Goal target of halving world poverty. More
G8 2004: Another Disappointing Outcome G8 again fail to act. HIPC to be extended for a further two years, and some additional money for 'top-up relief' but no agreement on 100% debt cancellation. Our partners at Jubilee USA express their frustration. More
Jubilee Scotland Supporters question Gordon Brown Debt campaigners from Lochgelly in Gordon Brown's constituency met with the Chancellor last Friday to hand over photos of supporters that they had collected as part of Jubilee Scotland's national 'Face up to World Debt' photo petition. More
Debt Relief for Niger and Ethiopia Niger and Ethiopia are close to finalising debt relief under the heavily indebted poor country (HIPC) initiative after rich countries settled a dispute over granting additional debt relief. more	Read_More
The World Bank and IMF are 60 - but it's no time to Celebrate! 2004 is the 60th anniversary of the World Bank and IMF.click here to read reports and articles put together by JDC on the annual Spring meetings of the World Bank and IMF.	Read More

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