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The UN Financing for Development summit closes on Thursday, but has seen little progress on aid and debt policy (Photo: European Commission)

Leaders launch debt-for-food swap hub at development summit

Spain and the World Bank have launched a new debt swap hub to make it easier for countries to obtain debt relief in exchange for spending on projects to enhance food security and climate change adaptation. 

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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

The UN Financing for Development summit closes on Thursday, but has seen little progress on aid and debt policy (Photo: European Commission)

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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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