In the course of the last six months, the European NGO coordination, actively comprised of over 40 European NGOs in 11 countries including 8 national networks, has made continuous steps to focus and revise NGO demands regarding the FfD process towards a realistic, achievable and meaningful political outcome.
Debt
Finance
Analysis
Taken for granted? US Proposals to Reform the World Bank’s IDA Examined
US debt campaigners are siding with the Bush administration against European leaders and other NGOs over a key source of finance for the world’s 79 poorest countries. Discussions on the pros and cons of providing grants instead of loans through IDA appear deadlocked (March 2002).
Land
News
Brown’s “New Deal” suggests enhanced Bank, Fund roles
Gordon Brown’s recent speeches on a “New Deal” for the global economy have been generally welcomed, especially for their suggestions that aid budgets should be increased.
Rights
News
Critics respond to Bank demands
The World Bank and anti-globalisation activists have now traded three rounds of demands and counter-demands since September this year.
Finance
News
“It Takes Two to Tango”
This report by Jubilee Plus aims to raise debate on “the legal mechanisms” for making debt standstill mechanisms work.
Finance
News
Standstill and insolvency: a new mechanism for the IMF?
18 December 2001 - In a surprise anouncement in late November the new number two at the IMF, Ann Krueger, has proposed that the IMF should support temporary debt standstills for indebted countries.
Finance
News
IMF proposes new debt standstill mechanism
In late November the new number two at the IMF, Ann Krueger, proposed that the IMF should support temporary debt standstills for indebted countries.
Finance
News
World Bank grants plan “crazy”
Disagreements between donors about how much grant money the Bank should give to the poorest countries has held up replenishment of the International Development Association (IDA), Bank’s soft-lending arm.
Conditionality
News
Divergent views on PRSP progress
A new report compiled from workshops organised by Jubilee South, Focus on the Global South and other southern civil society groups claims structural adjustment logic and policies essentially remain unchanged in PRSPs.
Finance
News
IMF shares blame for Argentina’s collapse
Many eyes are now looking to see how Argentina will manage its financial and political crises.
