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UN Launches Borrowers' Platform to Empower Developing Economies

4/16/2026

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Developing economies launched the Borrowers' Platform on April 15, 2026, with United Nations support.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the platform shifts power dynamics, citing 3.4 billion people in debt-over-services countries.
The initiative aims to counterbalance the Paris Club and uses voluntary membership for net-borrowing UN states.
In the interim, leadership and a work program will be set through October 2026, as Iolanda Fresnillo of Eurodad notes the step.

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Developing economies launched the Borrowers' Platform on April 15, 2026, with United Nations support.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the platform shifts power dynamics, citing 3.4 billion people in debt-over-services countries.
The initiative aims to counterbalance the Paris Club and uses voluntary membership for net-borrowing UN states.
In the interim, leadership and a work program will be set through October 2026, as Iolanda Fresnillo of Eurodad notes the step.