New bill will further weaken ‘watered down’ rules that allowed banks to gain billions as food and fuel prices soared

This week, all the public development banks in the world are gathering to make post-Covid plans. But guess who...

It is crucial to become aware of the advance of financial speculation on poor housing in the Americas, says Saskia...

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There is no magic money tree – the ‘rescue packages’ aim to rescue a rotten system, and won’t work.

Investments into renewable energy in Africa are critical. But they need to take local ownership and participation seriously.

Hunker down this winter with the D-Econ alternative economics reading list.

We have seen the social contract between state and citizen morph into a contract between state and private finance.

The financialisation of non-performing loans across Europe raises grave concerns over debtors rights.

Women’s groups and the co-operative movement are leading the way out of the debt trap.

The big questions being discussed at a big conference in Manchester.

We interviewed academics and activists who came together in Lille to discuss our global economy - here's what they said.

Activists are increasingly targeting businesses – from oil companies to gun manufacturers – on the stock market. But...

The current financial system is part of the problem, not part of the solution. So what’s to be done?

Egypt's plan to fund a host of huge infrastructure projects is risky and puts an even tighter squeeze on the economy.

In this exclusive extract from Just Money: How Society Can Break the Despotic Power of Finance Ann Pettifor...

Finance has cast a spell on the framework for international economic co-operation established after the Second World...

Persistent trade imbalances are threatening to derail the European economy. Luca Fantacci calls for a European...

“Financial repression” always casts state regulators as authoritarian villains and allows apologists for...

The growth of finance over the last forty years has changed capitalism profoundly. It is time for its critics to...

The shadow banking sector is now integral to the global financial system. Its architects are constantly seeking to...