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Unlocking the chains of debt – A call for debt relief for Pakistan

Unlocking the chains of debt – A call for debt relief for Pakistan

eurodad.org –

In a hard-hitting new report from Eurodad member Jubilee Debt Campaign and Islamic Relief, the IMF is criticised over crippling conditions attached to $58 billion of debt. Acoording to the report, Pakistan’s economy has been paralysed by an unpayable and largely unjust debt burden that is preventing the country reaching its poverty goals and hindering the development of democracy. Unlocking the Chains of Debt criticises the IMF for the crippling conditions attached to its loans, and calls for more...

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D C on May 23, 2013

How Vietnamese Companies and International Financiers are driving a Land Grabbing Crisis in Cambodia and Laos

How Vietnamese Companies and International Financiers are driving a Land Grabbing Crisis in Cambodia and Laos

globalwitness.org –

This report shows how vast amounts of land have been acquired for rubber plantations in Cambodia and Laos by two of Vietnam’s biggest largest companies, Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) and the Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG). The rubber barons are financed by international investors including Deutsche Bank and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) – the private lending arm of the World Bank. It lays bare the culture of secrecy and impunity that has allowed these two rubber giants to gain rights to more...

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D C on May 17, 2013

ELLA BRIEF: Rent Distribution and Extractive Industry Conflict: The Latin American Approach

ella.practicalaction.org –

Given the surge in socio-environmental conflicts that extractive industry activity has generated in Latin America, particularly in the last decade, it is only natural that countries in the region have begun to consider how different rent distribution schemes could be used to prevent or mitigate such struggles. By taking a panoramic look at the distribution systems in place across the region, two different distribution logics can be identified: distribution for more...

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Mark Turner on May 15, 2013

INITIATE: Dochas AGM Conference 2013

The conference aims to go beyond principles and theories of transparency. Participants will explore some of the practical dimensions of becoming more transparent as development actors, the rationale for this and create space to look at the nuts and bolts of the International Aid Transparency Initiative.

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Sonia Hossain on April 30, 2013

Practical Steps towards Transparency in Nuclear Disarmament

Practical Steps towards Transparency in Nuclear Disarmament

Transparency and accountability are essential elements of nuclear disarmament. The action plan adopted by the 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference brought new attention to this issue by asking the nuclear-weapon states to agree on a reporting standard that would help to evaluate progress towards reductions of nuclear arsenals and to establish an important confidence-building mechanism. A number of NPT states parties as well as non-governmental expert groups have tabled more...

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Moushumi Biswas on April 28, 2013

Philippine Agriculture Depertment Boosta Transparency With Open Data Protal

Philippine Agriculture Depertment Boosta Transparency With Open Data Protal

futuregov.asia –

As support to President Aquino’s call for transparency, the Department of Agriculturelaunched its open data portal called DAAN (Department of Agriculture Accountability Network) website which aims to promote public awareness of its community-focused projects and activities nationwide.

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Moushumi Biswas on April 23, 2013

Democracy: "an enemy to the IMF"?

Democracy: "an enemy to the IMF"?

brettonwoodsproject.org –

The legitimacy of IMF engagement with Middle East and North African nations and eurozone crisis countries continues to be heavily criticized. The IMF stands accused of excessive haste in its willingness to lend to new administrations. Following January reports that the IMF had opened negotiations with the Tunisian government over the terms of a potential $1.78 billion loan agreement, IMF spokesman William Murray confirmed in March that the Fund continues to negotiate “at a technical level”. In more...

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D C on April 18, 2013

New priorities for British economic policy

New priorities for British economic policy

Britain needs a new economic model, one in which government and the private sector work together to address the 'triple crisis' of stagnation, debt and imbalance. A new form of British capitalism is needed to deal with this crisis, and this paper looks at some of the policies that will be needed to control debt, reform taxes and revitalise Britain’s export industries and regions. The triple crisis of stagnation, debt and imbalance is the consequence of policymakers’ adherence to the neoliberal more...

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D C on April 18, 2013

The use of open data in the search of public financing

The search of public financing, management and tracking of scientific results derived from Research & Development and Innovation projects constitutes a business activity under which a remarkable number of consultancy firms, research centres and public organizations spend an important amount of resources. In this paper, the authors present the relation of the open data, from a users’ point of view, as well as the business processes related to the search of public financing and more...

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Sonia Hossain on April 11, 2013

We must change tax system to ensure poor countries get fair share – OECD

We must change tax system to ensure poor countries get fair share – OECD

m.guardian.co.uk –

"The global tax structure must change as it is unacceptable that a large part of the world economy is passing through tax havens, a senior official from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said on Friday. "But Erik Solheim, chair of the OECD's development assistance committee – the club of rich aid donor countries – told the Guardian that the world cannot wait for wholesale changes and needs to act now, particularly to ensure that developing countries receive more...

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John Daly on April 7, 2013

Financing Local Communities by Special Governmental Funds

Financing Local Communities by Special Governmental Funds

stec.univ-ovidius.ro –

Local budgets are characterized by a high dependence rate on transfers from the state budget, without the existence of some intense concerns on the creation of own funds. In the category of transfers from state budget there are included the amounts broken down to balance local budgets, the state subsidies and a series of financial amounts from special funds of the Government. This paper comes to detail the mechanism of local financing by the Fund of reserve and the Fund of intervention used by more...

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D C on April 4, 2013

Join the Guardian Global Development Professionals Network

Join the Guardian Global Development Professionals Network

register.guardian.co.uk –

The Guardian Global Development Professionals Network offers commentary and insight from development experts across the world. Whatever your professional interest in global development, you'll find it an invaluable source of knowledge and contacts.

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John Daly on March 13, 2013

Learning Curves: Assessing ADB's Support to Afghanistan

Learning Curves: Assessing ADB's Support to Afghanistan

When Afghanistan emerged from conflict in 2002, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and a broad consortium of development partners stepped in quickly to deal with pressing needs to try to avert a slide back into civil strife. ADB helped the country restore economic stability, rebuild institutions, and provide basic services. Progress with ADB support has included a 750-kilometer network of improved roads, cutting travel times on important routes. Four functioning airports connect remote parts of more...

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licel calderon on February 28, 2013

Resolving Sovereign Debt Crises: Towards a Fair and Transparent International Insolvency Framework

Resolving Sovereign Debt Crises: Towards a Fair and Transparent International Insolvency Framework

library.fes.de –

Due to the global financial crisis, external sovereign debt has again become a problem to a broad range of countries – from European high-income countries to the poorest states on earth – even after they had obtained debt relief through existing multilateral initiatives. Despite long-standing experiences with sovereign insolvencies, however, no mechanism presently exists to deal with the complex debt structures of many countries in a comprehensive way. Existing debt workout procedures - such as more...

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D C on February 14, 2013

World Economic Situation and Prospects 2013

World Economic Situation and Prospects 2013

unic.org.in –

Global unemployment remains very high, particularly among developed economies, with the situation in Europe being the most challenging. The unemployment rate continued to climb, reaching a record high of nearly 12 per cent in the euro area during 2012, an increase of more than one percentage point from one year ago. Conditions are worse in Greece and Spain where more than a quarter of the working population is without a job. At the same time, long-term unemployment (over one year) in developed more...

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D C on February 12, 2013

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