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Rafael Correa actively supports the ongoing work of Ecuador’s debt audit commission

9 March 2008 - by Eric Toussaint

The CAIC - Comisión para la Auditoria Integral de la Deuda Pública – held an intensive two-week work session from the 10th to 23rd February 2008. 10 Ecuadorian members and the 6 foreign members of the CAIC worked hard to advance the ongoing audit (...)
REUTERS press release

Ecuador’s Correa: Probe shows illegitimate debt

QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa on Saturday said an ongoing government probe into the country’s foreign debt has unveiled “illegitimate” credits that he has vowed not to repay. Correa, a leftist former economy minister, has (...)
FDC celebrates House’s special provision in 2008 budget versus illegitimate debts

Freedom from Debt Coalition 12 November 2007 FDC celebrates House’s special provision in 2008 budget versus illegitimate debts Moments after the House of Representatives approved on third and final reading Monday the General Appropriations (...)
6^th International Seminar on Debt and Law

Auditing the debt Case studies of 4 countries : Ecuador, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali, the Philippines Friday October 19 and Saturday October 20 from 9.30am to 5.30pm Venue : Congress room of the Belgian Senate, 21 rue de Louvain (...)
Understanding and taming the beast

23 September 2007 - by Sony Kapoor

Table of contents What is the IFS and why is it important? What are some of the key characteristics? What are the main problems? Why do these occur? What are the possible solutions? What can Ecuador (...)
Final statement

Regional Workshop On The Illegitimacy Of Debt

Quito, Ecuador, August 17-19, 2007 The peoples of the South, creditors of the social, historical, cultural and ecological debt, are watching with hope and joy the new historical moment faced by Ecuador. The government has taken an (...)
International Illegitimate Debt Campaign Bulletin

Issue 3, August 2007 About this bulletin This is a publication that comes out every two months to summarise recent and forthcoming actions in the International Campaign on Illegitimate Debt carried out by activists across the world. It aims (...)
Brazil prepares Plebiscite on Debt and Privatizations

19 August 2007 - by Jubilee South-Americas

Brazil : Popular referendum on Public Debt and Privatizations Jubilee South Brazil continues its struggle against the illegitimate debt on several fronts: the Citizens’ Debt Audit, training courses on the budget, and in particular the popular (...)
Ecuador at the cross-roads, for an integral audit of public indebtedness

Chapter 5: Renegotiating the debt

16 August 2007 - by Virginie de Romanet, Benoît Bouchat, Stéphanie Jacquemont

Chapter 5: Renegotiating the debt A. Moratoria: wasted opportunities B. Exchanges and rescheduling 1. The Brady Plan 2. Global Bonds 3. Restructuring the bilateral debt with the Paris Club C. Debt cancellations 1. The HIPC (...)
Ecuador at the cross-roads, for an integral audit of public indebtedness

Chapter 6: Conclusions and recommendations

16 August 2007 - by Cécile Lamarque

Chapter 6: Conclusions and recommendations A. Identifying Ecuador’s illegitimate debt as a prelude to political sovereignty B. The right of governments to determine the illegitimacy of a debt C. The World Bank and the IMF are legally (...)
Ecuador at the cross-roads, for an integral audit of public indebtedness

Chapter 4 : The socio-economic impact of the debt

15 August 2007 - by Stéphanie Jacquemont

Chapter 4 : The socio-economic impact of the debt A. An unsustainable debt burden imposed by the creditors B. Economic policies imposed by the creditors C. The social and economic consequences Increasing poverty, rising inequalities and (...)
Ecuador at the cross-roads, for an integral audit of public indebtedness

Chapter 3: Information and statistics in Ecuador

15 August 2007 - by Benoît Bouchat

Chapter 3: Information and statistics in Ecuador A. Debts and creditors 1. Loans from other Countries 2. Loans from private credit organisations 3. Loans from multilateral credit organisations B. Objectives and results Back to (...)
Ecuador at the cross-roads, for an integral audit of public indebtedness

Chapter 2 : Legal and institutional issues concerning illegitimate debt

15 August 2007 - by Virginie de Romanet

Chapter 2 : Legal and institutional issues concerning illegitimate debt A. The context B. Ecuador’s illegitimate debt C. The non-respect of legal provisions D. Textbook cases Back to index / Next chapter A. THE CONTEXT [1] As in all (...)
Ecuador at the cross-roads, for an integral audit of public indebtedness

Chapter 1: Ecuador’s Illegitimate Debt

15 August 2007 - by Cécile Lamarque

Chapter 1: Ecuador’s Illegitimate Debt A. Financial and economic crime against human development B. Rafael correa’s government: towards a sovereign debt policy C. The doctrine of illegitimate debt 1. Odious debt 2. Illegitimate debt (...)
For an integral audit of public indebtedness

Ecuador at the cross-roads

15 August 2007 - by Eric Toussaint, Virginie de Romanet, Cécile Lamarque, Benoît Bouchat, Stéphanie Jacquemont

For an integral audit of public indebtedness This collective work was carried out in July 2007 at the request of AFRODAD by a team at the CADTM composed of Benoît Bouchat, Virginie de Romanet, Stéphanie Jacquemont, Cécile Lamarque and Eric (...)
Quito’s Declaration in support of Ecuador’s sovereign policy vis-à-vis debt

Latin American and European international networks and organizations got together with Ecuadorian groups in Quito on occasion of the International Seminar on the “Illegitimacy of the External Debt”. It has been an invaluable opportunity for (...)
Fifth International Seminar on Debt and Law

3 days, 3 issues The United Nations 1986 Declaration on the Right to Development and how to implement it Auditing the debt How to make the international financial institutions legally accountable and how to control them Dates : from Friday 7th (...)