23 years 10 months ago.   Domestic legislation.   “A Global Agreement towards a United World”, June 1 – 3, 2001, Genoa, Italy Experience with Currency Transactions (Tobin) Taxes – Debunking the Myths and Building Political Support by Robin Round, Policy Analyst The world of finance has become a global gambling casino, where investors seeking quick profits bet huge sums around the clock. Big banks and investment firms are the players, profiting from the minute-to-minute, hourly or daily fluctuations in prices on bond and currency markets around the world. These players are not investing in the `real economy', which generates jobs and produces goods and services, they are investing in the ‘paper economy’ in which money becomes a commodity rather than a means of exchange.   Read more ...

23 years 11 months ago.   Environmental.   MEDIA RELEASE Coalition of NGOs Welcomes Auditor General's Report on the Export Development Corporation’s Environmental Review Framework --Calls for EDC’s exemption from the Calls for EDC’s exemption from the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act to be removed.   Read more ...

23 years 11 months ago.   .     Group wants Crown-owned bank to follow environmental act when dealing loans STEPHEN THORNE Tuesday, May 15, 2001 OTTAWA (CP) - A coalition of non-governmental organizations wants Ottawa to force the federally owned Export Development Corp. to apply the Environmental Assessment Act when deciding to fund foreign projects.   Read more ...

23 years 11 months ago.   Government of Canada policies and positions, IFI policies and positions.   In Canada, CASA is being undertaken by a Steering Committee of non-governmental organizations from a number of sectors, including labour, development and anti-poverty organizations.   Read more ...