Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP

Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP

Liam Byrne MP chairs the House of Commons Business & Trade Committee and the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and IMF. He served in Gordon Brown’s cabinet. An honorary professor at the University of Birmingham, his latest book is “The Inequality Of Wealth: Why It Matters And How To Fix It,” published in 2024.

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Opinion: UK and New York laws have to be part of global debt crisis fix

Opinion: UK and New York laws have to be part of global debt crisis fix

over 1 year ago // Development finance

Because most debt contracts of low- and middle-income countries are governed by U.K. or New York law, legislation could be enacted there to protect countries from private sector creditors holding out on debt relief.

Opinion: Beyond new management, the World Bank needs new money

Opinion: Beyond new management, the World Bank needs new money

almost 3 years ago // Finance

If, as expected, Ajay Banga is confirmed as the next president of the World Bank, he will need to be fundraiser-in-chief, Liam Byrne writes in this opinion article.