Development Finance Watch, Issue 79

Eurodad Newsletter August 18, 2011 - Issue# 79   European Network on Debt and Development DEVELOPMENT FINANCE WATCH

 

Top Story » Euro-zone Debt Crisis and Lessons for Zimbabwe  Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development and Eurodad member Jubilee Debt Campaign have published a briefing on the state of Eurozone debt and key lessons for Zimbabwe to learn from the crisis.   read more     News » EU Development Finance: European Commission pledges over €100 billion for 2014-2020 A Few weeks ago, the European Commission published a new Communication on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), which unveils the Commission’s proposals for the Union’s external aid instruments for the period 2014 to 2020.   read more     News » Swiss-German tax treaty on 10 August will undermine prospects for automatic information exchange An imminent “withholding tax treaty”, will allow Germany to claw back some revenue from tax evasion, but it will also protect Swiss bank secrecy and undermine the prospect of automatic information exchange globally.   read more     News » Key Gender Equality asks for Busan Feminists activists and women’s rights organizations preparing for the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (HLF4)  in Busan offered concrete recommendations for improving the international development cooperation architecture in a set of key demands. read more

What's New   Issue #79       August 18, 2011 ACTION ALERT Make development aid more effective! Click here to endorse civil society’s key demands towards the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness.   Sign on for an independent debt court! No procedure exists to deal fairly and efficiently with sovereign debt. Join in to defuse the debt crisis by signing the campaign statement and writing to the French president telling him that debt should be on the G20 agenda. FEATURED MEMBER WaterAid is an international non-governmental organisation with a mission to transform lives by improving access to safe water, hygiene and sanitation in the world's poorest communities.   QUOTE OF THE WEEK “The costs of the crisis have been transferred onto the shoulders of people who had nothing to do with the financial orgy of 2001-7." Dr Costas Lapavitsas, Economist, School of Oriental and African Studies     FACTS AND FIGURES "For the 2009/2010 fiscal year, Jamaica's interest payments on public debt were 45% of its government spending. Jamaica’s public debt is 123 % of GDP."  Mark Weisbrot in the Guardian.     EVENTS What: Launch of Eurodad Aid Effectiveness Report When: 6 September Where: Brussels, Belgium What: "Living in debtocracy" event organised by ¿Quién debe a quién? When: 7 - 8 October Where: Madrid, Spain What: CIVICUS World Assembly on Development Effectiveness When: 11-12 September Where: Montreal, Canada   FEATURED RESOURCE End Tax Haven Secrecy video for the G20 campaign. JOB VACANCIES CONCORD is looking to recruit an Aid Watch Coordinator, Brussels, Belgium   MEDIA MENTIONS  David Mcnair's letter on tax was printed in the Financial Times. FOLLOW EURODAD ON TWITTER!   BETTER AID HAS A FACEBOOK PAGE!     Read the PDF version of this newsletter.     If you have feedback on articles, suggestions of content for future issues or other thoughts, please write to: assistant@eurodad.org

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