The world’s poorest countries may get another freeze on their debt payments. What they really need is debt forgiveness

G-7 finance ministers are due to agree today on extending by six months, to June 2021, the suspension of the world’s 73 poorest countries’ debt payments.

G-7 finance ministers are due to agree today on extending by six months, to June 2021, the suspension of the world’s 73 poorest countries’ debt payments.