Economy and Financial Affairs
- Fri Jun 27 2008
More debt relief in sight for poorest nations
Anti-debt campaigners say legislation passed by a U.S. Congressional committee this week that would expand debt cancellations to an additional 25 poor nations could prove effective in fighting poverty, stopping environmental degradation and easing the traditional strict economic conditions that accompanied loans and often led to economic chaos.
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Social Development
/Economy and Financial Affairs
- Mon Jun 23 2008
Civil society blames World Bank, IMF and WTO
The food crisis being experienced in Africa is due to the failure of three decades of market deregulation by the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organisation's agricultural sector development model, a group of international NGOs have stated.
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Economy and Financial Affairs
- Mon Jun 16 2008
World Bank watchdog thrashes 'Doing Business' Index
The World Bank's flagship effort to promote business-led economic growth is ideologically stilted and of little practical use, says the bank's Internal Evaluation Group (IEG).
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Economy and Financial Affairs
- Thu Jun 05 2008
UN consultation emphasises unfinished debt agenda
Civil Society Organizations from all continents were in New York on 29 and 30 May to attend a consultation on debt organised by UNDP. CSOs emphasised that debt continues to be a very pressing issue for human development and its resolution a vital precondition for the achievement of social justice.
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Economy and Financial Affairs
- Thu Jun 05 2008
Parliaments and media in support of East African development
A firm call for greater parliamentary involvement in the oversight of aid and the need for continuing discussions about the relationship between parliamentarians and the media were some of the key outcomes of the "East and Central African Regional Parliamentary Seminar: Aid Effectiveness, Political Parties and the Media", that took place from 24-26 May in Nairobi, Kenya. Eurodad also took part in the event.
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Economy and Financial Affairs
- Wed Jun 04 2008
IMF governance in the eye of the internal storm
The Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), an internal assessment body, released a report on the governance of the financial institution, pointing some criticism in terms of representativeness and accountability.
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Economy and Financial Affairs
- Wed Jun 04 2008
Eurodad update and action alert on aid
June is main negotiating period for Accra. Civil society organizations have inputted strong demands for action, as have developing country governments, but it is still not clear to what extent donors will listen to those demands – continued advocacy efforts are needed.
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Economy and Financial Affairs
- Wed Jun 04 2008
Rich nations attacked over biofuels
Rich countries came under attack on Tuesday at the United Nations food summit for their biofuel subsidies and production targets, declining spending on development aid for agriculture and large subsidies to European and US farmers.
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Economy and Financial Affairs
- Thu May 29 2008
Give civil societies aid watchdog role
Aid efforts in the Arab world had fallen prey to corruption and needed to be monitored by independent bodies, according to Arab Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) Network for Development Bahrain representative Abdulnabi Al Ekry.
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Economy and Financial Affairs
- Mon May 26 2008
The role of aid in financing development
NGLS and the United Nation Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) organized an event on Tuesday, 15 April at UN Headquarters in New York entitled 'The Role of Aid in Financing Development.'
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