Does pandemic debt relief work?

January 31, 2021 08:00 am

Rather than pursue more debt relief to help the developing world weather the COVID-19 crisis, rich countries should provide pandemic-related necessities directly. Debt relief is so imprecise a mechanism that it is as likely to benefit private-sector creditors as it is to help the poor.

KATHMANDU, Aug 5: The Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI) is planning to organize Nepal Infrastructure Summit on September 11 and 12. It is expected that the summit this year will be attended by around 500 investors from Nepal and foreign countries.