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26 years 2 weeks ago.   IFI policies and positions.   Bail out the people of Central America, not the banks, says NGO coalition    Read more ...
26 years 2 weeks ago.   .   Give battered countries a break on debt, coalition says - Ottawa Citizen ( PDF file )   Read more ...
26 years 3 weeks ago.   .   Canadian organizations and individuals today called for an immediate stop on debt payments coming out of Nicaragua and Honduras. 4 November 1998 - In letters to the heads of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Finance Minister Paul Martin and External Affairs Minster Lloyd Axworthy, they asked that a freeze on debt payments be enacted for 90 days, in light of the disaster affecting the people in Central America. Both Nicaragua and Honduras are considered heavily indebted poor countries by the international financial institutions, and pay out millions of dollars each month to outside creditors. Much of this money goes to the IMF, World Bank, and IDB. The two countries sent out US$888 million dollars last year - or $2.43 million per day.   Read more ...
26 years 4 weeks ago.   .   Four \myths\ of debt relief were outlined in an article written in The Guardian in November, 1998, by Jack Boorman, Director of the IMF�s Policy Development and Review Department. The following information dispels these arguments maintained by the IMF surrounding debt relief. As the IMF delays and minimizes debt relief available through the HIPC Initiative, it is using the program to increase its control of national economic policies and creating myths to justify its actions�   Read more ...
26 years 1 month ago.   .   PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS [English] - October 28, 1998 TAX ON FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS Hon. Lorne Nystrom (Regina-Qu'Appelle, NDP) moved:   Read more ...
26 years 2 months ago.   Domestic legislation, IFI policies and positions.   MEDIA RELEASE CITIZENS ANNOUNCE 6 POINT PLAN TO DEAL WITH GLOBAL FINANCIAL TURMOIL For immediate release - September 30, 1998   Read more ...
26 years 2 months ago.   Government of Canada policies and positions.   In September 1998, Halifax Initiative organized a two-day roundtable on the eve of the Commonweal   Read more ...
26 years 4 months ago.   Environment, Human rights.   Open Letter to Mr. James D. Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank, from 86 NGOs in 28 Countries Concerning the Chad/Cameroon Oil & Pipeline Project July 9, 1998 James D. Wolfensohn, President The World Bank 1818 H Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20433 Dear Mr. Wolfensohn, The 86 undersigned environment, development, human rights and religious organizations from 28 countries call upon you to suspend World Bank participation in the Chad/Cameroon Oil & Pipeline project until respect for human rights and compliance with World Bank environmental and other policies can be fully guaranteed.We are writing to draw your attention to the especially troublesome situation, including the severe violation of human rights, in southern Chad and to the inadequacy of the environmental impact assessment and environmental management plan for the project submitted to the Bank by Exxon.   Read more ...
26 years 6 months ago.   .   The Tobin Tax: An International Tax on Foreign Currency Exchange   What is the Tobin tax?     Read more ...
26 years 6 months ago.   Environment.   FIDDLING WHILE ROME BURNS: HOW WORLD BANK FINANCING OF FOSSIL FUELS UNDERMINES THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY (GEF) INTRODUCTION   Read more ...

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