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Eurodad Newsletter October 04, 2012 - Issue# 104   European Network on Debt and Development DEVELOPMENT FINANCE WATCH

 

	Top Story » Joint CSO submission calls on the World Bank to promote pro-poor procurement guidelines In a submission this week, Eurodad together with eighteen members and partners from the North and South stressed the need for the World Bank to implement smart procurement guidelines that support the development of the domestic private sector of developing countries.   read more   News » Towards a lasting solution to sovereign debt problems Eurodad, Afrodad, Latindadd, Jubilee USA and the Third World Network have published a joint statement, which calls for a lasting solution to the sovereign debt crisis and the establishment of a fair and independent international debt workout mechanism.   read more     News » EU Reciprocity proposal: a sinking ship Any discussion of trade, whether over general principles or of technical issues, brings to my mind images of fleets of ocean greyhounds following the trade winds to greener pastures and more exotic locales. This is particularly true concerning the current discussion surrounding the reciprocity regulation put forward by the European Commission.     read more       Blog » Bias to report: World Bank releases new Global Financial Development tome Normally, I enjoy reading flagship annual reports from august international institutions; they can provide useful overviews and normally have one or two nuggets. The World Bank’s new Global Financial Development Report2013, however, left me hoping they don’t issue any more of these.     read more   Report » Tax Injustice Following the Tax Trail   Eurodad member Christian Aid Ireland has commissioned TASC to produce a new report on tax incentives and tax dodging comparing the situation in Ireland and at global level and showing the parallels.      read more Report » BUSAN IN A NUTSHELL What next for the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation?   Eurodad member Oxfam have released a report summarising the outcomes of the Busan Aid Effectiveness conference. The Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation, established in Busan, South Korea in 2011, set the international standard on the principles of effective aid and good development to which all development actors should subscribe.     read more		What's New   Issue #104   October 04, 2012 Action Alert Given that there are a billion hungry people in the world, a coalition of German NGOs and activists are calling on the finance minister to intervene to prevent excessive food speculation under the slogan "You do not play with food!"  Week of Global Action against Debt will take place worldwide from 8 to 15 October with various actions against Debt and IFIs.   FEATURED MEMBER   Erlassjahr the German branch of the worldwide Jubilee movement for international debt cancellation. They urge national and international creditors to write off Southern countries’ debts to truly sustainable levels and to reform international debt management towards an international insolvency framework.     FACTS AND FIGURES ‘Though this is a recent trend, in 2010, total disbursements for results-based approaches broke the $5 billion barrier.” Upcoming Eurodad Report on results-based approaches and aid effectiveness.       QUOTE “Creditors need to be accountable for their behaviour. Responsible lending and borrowing are the way to go. Only once we have these, can we can look at the next steps. Collins Magalasi, AFRODAD FEATURED RESOURCE Tackle Tax Havens September Taxcast     EURODAD IN ACTION Alex Marriage and Oygunn Brynlidsen spoke at a seminar on anti-money laundering standards, tax evasion and corruption in the extractive industries, at the Publish What You Pay Tenth Anniversary Conference, 21 September, Amsterdam, Netherlands   Jesse Griffiths and Diana Hulova participated in the Conference on Debt Relief in Africa: “The slate is clean. What’s next?”, 26 September, Brussels, Belgium     EVENTS What: Annual Meetings of the IMF and WB When: 9 - 14 October, 2012 Where: Tokyo, Japan     What: Beyond HIPC - towards a fair and transparent debt workout mechanism side event at Annual Meetings of the IMF and WB When: 11 October 2012 Where: Tokyo, Japan   What: Side event “World Bank and IMF tax policies: What tax policies are the IFIs advocating and practicing in developing countries?” At Annual Meetings of the IMF and WB When: 13 October, 2012 Where: Tokyo, Japan     What: 15th International Anti-Corruption Conference 2012 When: 7-10 November, 2012 Where: Brasilia, Brazil   What: Eurodad/Glopolis International Conference 2013 When: 3-5 June, 2013 Where: Prague, Czech Republic     VACANCIES Eurodad seeks a Policy and Advocacy Officer and a new Events, communications, research and office management intern   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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