South African should be wary about long term repercussions of new IMF loans
5 June by Patrick Bond
Amidst this raging debate about the role of IMF loans to pull out countries from the economic mess triggered by the outbreak of the pandemic, Patrick Bond, professor at the University of the Western Cape School of Government in an interview to Radio Islam International warns us about the impacts of such loans. He insists that instead of solving the crisis, the IMF loans will drag countries into further mess with long-term implications.
is professor at the University of the Western Cape School of Government in Cape Town, and co-editor of BRICS and Resistance in Africa (published by Zed Books, 2019).
Other articles in English by Patrick Bond (77)
- Should South Africa Follow the Law of the Jungle – or the Doctrine of Odious Debt?
30 April, by Patrick Bond
- Subimperial BRICS enter the Bolsonaro-Putin-Modi-Xi-Ramaphosa Era
13 March, by Patrick Bond
- Who really ‘state-captured’ South Africa? Revealing silences in poverty, inequality and structurally-corrupt capitalism
2 March, by Patrick Bond
- New Threats, New Resistances and New Alternatives
12 November 2019, by Eric Toussaint , Patrick Bond , Ishmael Lesufi , Lisa Thompson
- Local South African Economic Conditions
6 November 2019, by Eric Toussaint , Patrick Bond , Ishmael Lesufi , Lisa Thompson
- Africa’s Renewed Crises of Unbalanced Trade, Disinvestment, Debt
29 October 2019, by Eric Toussaint , Patrick Bond , Ishmael Lesufi , Lisa Thompson
- The China Factor
22 October 2019, by Eric Toussaint , Patrick Bond , Ishmael Lesufi , Lisa Thompson
- Does BRICS Banking offer an Alternative to the IMF and World Bank? Pessimistic Signals from South Africa
21 October 2019, by Patrick Bond
- Bretton Woods Institutions’ neoliberal over-reach leaves global governance in the gutter
18 October 2019, by Patrick Bond
- Global Economic Volatility and Socio Political Reactions
16 October 2019, by Eric Toussaint , Patrick Bond , Ishmael Lesufi , Lisa Thompson
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IMF: if you didn’t like the starter, wait for the main dish
5 July - Amandla -
Theoretical lies of the World Bank
4 June - Eric Toussaint -
Running to the now ‘reformed’ IMF would be a mistake
3 June - Dominic Brown -
A Feminist Strike against Debt
18 May - Verónica Gago, Luci Cavallero -
UNCTAD calls for aid plan and hard tackles creditors
15 May - Milan Rivié
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Publicity stunt, lies and omission on African debt, Macron bets on the Paris Club
7 July - Milan Rivié -
How Foreign Debt Undermines Sovereignty: The case of the Global South
1 July - Ndongo Samba Sylla -
Belgium’s colonial crimes in the Congo. A duty to remember
17 June - Eric Toussaint -
The South Korean miracle is exposed
15 June - Eric Toussaint -
Running to the now ‘reformed’ IMF would be a mistake
3 June - Dominic Brown
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IMF: if you didn’t like the starter, wait for the main dish
5 July - Amandla -
Running to the now ‘reformed’ IMF would be a mistake
3 June - Dominic Brown -
Should South Africa Follow the Law of the Jungle – or the Doctrine of Odious Debt?
30 April - Patrick Bond -
This Changes Everything
31 March - Amandla Editorial -
Liberate South African public pension from stock market
27 March - Dominic Brown
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