Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by Movements (international)
The following document was collectively drafted over a period of two months by representatives of organizations that attended the “Strategy Session on the International Monetary Fund” at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, DC, on the occasion of the IMF-World Bank Spring meeting (…)
, by CADTM
The two measures that emerged from the 2005 G8 summit no longer delude anyone as they turned out to be no more than empty promises: a debt cancellation for poor countries and more aid for Africa. Actually those countries’ predicament is getting worse by the day.
What emerged from the 2006 G8 (…)
, by Movements (international)
The International South-North Conference on Debt Repudiation was held last June in Nairobi, Kenya. The conference was convened by Jubilee South, Africa Jubilee South, Kendren, Solidarity Africa Network and Christian aid in cooperation with Norwegian Church Aid, Action Aid and Oxfam. (…)
, by Movements (international)
To sign this call, write or email to:
Pour signer cet appel, écrire ou envoyer un email à :
* CADTM (secrétariat international), 345 Avenue de l’Observatoire, 4000 Liège, Belgique, Tel : (32) 4 226 62 85, www.cadtm.org email : virginie cadtm.org
* Jubilee South (secrétariat international), (…)
, by AMBROSE Soren, BELLO Walden
As economists and politicians debate what to do about the latest challenges facing the IMF, civil society groups have a straightforward answer: take the IMF off life support.
For over 25 years the world has had one answer for countries that find themselves in a financial crisis: take the (…)
, by PALLAVI Aparna
‘Challenges and implications of Basel II for Asia’; ‘Economic capital management’; ‘Asian economic integration’: ‘Private capital flows and financial market development in Asia’; ‘Unlocking the benefits of securitisation in Asia’s capital market’. These are some of the subjects on the agenda of (…)
, by Peoples’ Forum against ADB
We are the Peoples’ Forum against ADB (PFAADB), an alliance of 97 social movements, struggle groups and NGOs from across Asia. We write to you from the city of Hyderabad in India where thousands are beginning to converge to protest the Asian Development Banks 39th AGM (3-6 May 2006). As we (…)
, by BELLO Walden
WASHINGTON, DC, APRIL 24: The spring meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund took place this weekend with police barricades ringing the two institutions in the heart of Washington, DC. There were almost no protesters in sight. The action was indoors, a few blocks away, (…)
, by Peoples’ Forum against ADB
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is the third largest source of development finance in the Asia-Pacific region, next to the World Bank Group and the Japanese Government. Every year, ADB moves huge amounts of money across the Asia-Pacific region in a bid to foster rapid economic growth and market (…)
, by Jubilee South, Movements (Latin America)
A few days ago, the government of Argentina and Brazil announced the decision to pay-off the debts claimed of them by the International Monetary Fund. The Jubilee South organizations and campaigns in those two countries released a joint declaration, rejecting and denouncing the decision. This (…)
, by MILLET Damien, TOUSSAINT Éric
The World Bank’s bombast about good governance, corruption and reducing poverty is a farce. In reality, the World Bank is supporting an oil pipeline project that allows a notorious dictator to fill his pockets and thumb his nose at the world. Meanwhile, the people of Chad are bleeding themselves (…)
, by Movements (on debt)
1. Five years after the first international South-North consultation on debt was held in Dakar, Senegal, representatives from 51 countries convened the second, ‘Resistance and Alternatives to Debt Domination’, from 28 to 30 September 2005 in Havana, Cuba. We marked the 20th anniversary of the (…)
, by Jubilee South
1. With the presence of representatives from 39 countries, Jubilee South held its Second Global Assembly in Havana, Cuba, from September 25 to 28, 2005.
2. We recalled the historic meetings that took place in 1985 in Havana that helped to generate greater global consciousness about the real (…)
, by Jubilee South
Buenos Aires,
The G-8 Finance Ministers announced this afternoon a new proposal to advance toward the cancellation of part of the multilateral debt claimed of 18 South countries, mostly in Africa but also including Bolivia, Honduras, and Nicaragua. While some of them celebrated the (…)
, by BELLO Walden, GUTTAL Shalmali
Bangkok - What a difference two decades make! In 1985, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank stood at the pinnacle of their power. Taking advantage of the Third World debt crisis of the early 1980s, both institutions were in the midst of instituting radical free market reforms (…)
, by Jubilee South
Debt: On the G8’s Statement
, by TOKAR Brian
Later this month (April 22-25), global justice activists will gather in Washington, DC for what has become the annual protest against the spring meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. This year’s events will mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the World Bank and IMF (…)
, by Demba Moussa Dembele
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Through their propaganda machines, both institutions will attempt to highlight their “assistance” to Africa. But in reality, since the 1970s, these institutions have gradually become the chief architects (…)
, by BELLO Walden
Introduction
Pushing Meltzer to the Max!
AS thousands of protestors descend on Washington for the 16 April action against the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, they can take comfort in the fact that a growing number of people in high places share their views.
In the latest (…)
, by GREENFIELD Gerard
1. Introduction: Control in the Global Economy
When we talk about “control” in the global economy, we can identify two forms of control: corporate control and popular democratic control. Corporate control involves the increased power of corporations and the subordination of all aspects of (…)
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