Poor nations step up call for UN-led debt resolve system

AFRODAD said IMF’s position as a creditor undermines its credibility to serve as a neutral player in debt distress resolution frameworks.

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The African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD), a lobby for debt cancellation and addressing loan-related issues in Africa, has called for an overhaul of the global financial system to pave the way for a United Nations-led mechanism of assisting distressed countries.

If adopted, this would mean that the IMF’s long-held role as a mediator between creditors and lenders would end.

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