Development Finance Watch Issue 90

Eurodad Newsletter February 23, 2012 - Issue# 90   European Network on Debt and Development DEVELOPMENT FINANCE WATCH

 

Top Story » World Bank President appointment: Choose the best candidate As Robert Zoellick announced that he is stepping down as World Bank President on 30 June, a global coalition of campaigners issued an open letter to World Bank governors calling for an open and merit-based process to elect the next read more   News » Member states should demand more transparency not less On Monday member states debated the EU’s Country-by-Country reporting proposal, many tried to weaken it, ignoring the rule’s potential for tackling tax dodging and corruption. read more   Report» ES/FR versions of Bretton Woods Project's 'Time for a new consensus: Regulating financial flows for stability and development'   'Ha llegado la hora de un nuevo consenso: Regular los flujos financieros para la estabilidad y el desarrollo' de Bretton Woods Project esta ahora tambíen disponible en español.     'Le temps est venu d'un nouveau consensus Réguler les flux financiers pour parvenir à la stabilité et au développement' maintenant disponible en français.     Report» Lost billions: Transfer pricing in the extractive industries Over 110 billion US dollars seems to have ‘disappeared’ in over and under pricing on import of crude oil in the European Union and the USA between 2000 and 2010. How did that happen?   read more News » PRESS RELEASE: Appointment of next World Bank head: Campaigners demand fair selection process  Reacting to the announcement that Robert Zoellick is stepping down as World Bank President, a global coalition of campaigners has called for an open and merit-based process to elect the next World Bank leader, and for developing countries to determine the selection. read more

What's New   Issue #90   February 23, 2012 ACTION ALERT Transparency rules must tackle corruption and tax dodging Tell your government EU country-by-country reporting proposal must be strengthened Demand a fair selection process for New World Bank Cheif Send this letter to the World Bank's Governors FEATURED MEMBER Afrikagrupperna Africa Groups of Sweden (AGS)  links groups in Sweden and Southern Africa working for financial and political self-determination   Facts and Figures Approximately, US$ 2.7 billion of the IFC’s portfolio is channelled through investment funds, including private equity funds. These are aggressive investment vehicles which seek rates of return of up 50% to 60%. Eurodad research on the IFC Portfolio EURODAD IN ACTION Jeroen Kwakkenbos  Took part in the Post Busan CSO Forum in the Phillipines and  spoke at the International seminar on the future of development cooperation in Leuven, Belgium. Jesse Giffiths  Spoke at the Conference on Illicit Financial Flows co-hosted by the Yale Macmillan Center and Global Financial Integrity Media Mentions Eurodad’s call for a fair process for appointing the new World Bank President was mentioned by the BBC, San Francisco Chronicle, the Guardian and Monster’s and Critics.com   EVENTS What: Plataforma 2015 y mas seminar "dialogues on development in changing times" When: 29 February Where: Madrid, Spain JOB VACANCIES Eurodad:  Events, communications, research and office management Assistant, Brussels, Belgium FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AND LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! 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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