Eric LeCompte, Executive Director of Jubilee USA was recently featured in Devex speaking on the G20’s Ministerial Declaration on debt relief. Read the excerpt below and follow the link to full article.

G20 recommits to debt relief - but critics say it’s far from enough

By: Elissa Miolene and Adva Saldinger

”The G20 understands that if we don’t fix the global debt problem, we’re not going to return to strong economic growth. We’re going to see rising food and fuel prices, and of course more and more developing countries will go into crisis,” said Eric LeCompte, the executive director of Jubilee USA Network. “We see the promise of the G20 coming together at this time and reiterating their commitment to dealing with debt, and that’s incredibly important. But we need the G20 to do more.”

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