Issue Brief
The Cost of Debt in a Time of Overlapping Crises
Developing countries face escalating debt burdens, higher borrowing costs, and climate pressures, highlighting the need for systemic reform.
Apr 15, 2026
Article
Bolivia’s Streets Have Erupted. Here’s Why.
Jun 12, 2026
Article
It’s Long Past Time to Liberate Venezuela’s SDRs
Jan 22, 2026
Article
Workshop on the Role of SDRs for Global Stability and Sustainable Economic Transformation
Dec 19, 2025
Report
The United States, The IMF, and Special Drawing Rights
Oct 14, 2025
Press Release
Most Low- and Middle-Income Countries Are Unable to Adequately Respond to Climate Crisis Due to Debt Burdens, New Report Finds
Press Release
59 US Lawmakers Urge President Biden to Support IMF Assets to Assist Crisis-Hit Countries
Report
Ecuador: A Decade of Progress, Undone
Ahead of snap elections scheduled for August 20, 2023, this issue brief looks at some of the results of Ecuador’s economic reforms, policy, and institutional changes over the past 15 years.
Press Release
“Progress Undone”: New Report Examines Ecuador’s Economy Since 2017
Article
IMF Surcharge Fees Hurt Those the Fund Is Meant to Help
In theory, IMF “surcharges” dissuade borrowers from depending on IMF credit. In practice, they punish the countries least equipped to pay, siphoning vital resources from social spending.
Article • Mark Weisbrot’s Columns
(The Nation) Immediate Help for Developing Countries Is Available, But the US Treasury Department Is Blocking It
The Nation: It makes no sense for Treasury to block aid, which can save hundreds of thousands of lives in the world, as well as jobs in the US– all at zero cost to the US budget.
Press Release
In Midst of Global Economic Crises, IMF Is Forcing Some of Hardest-Hit Countries to Pay Even More in Unnecessary Fees on Loans
Report
The Growing Burden of IMF Surcharges: An Updated Estimate
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) imposes additional fees on loans to its most indebted middle-income borrowers, on top of regular interest payments and service fees.
Article
Biden Wants to Outlaw “Junk” Fees for Americans, But His Administration Can Also Stop Hidden Charges that Hurt Poor Countries
While Biden is going after exploitative, hidden fees at home, there are other exploitative, hidden fees impacting the lives of hundreds of millions of people around the world.
Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
Quick, How Important Would $210 Billion Have Been in Korea Over the Last 16 Years?
