Surcharges have become the IMF's largest source of revenue and have added billions to the debt of states struggling to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. This session explored whether they are necessary or, as some states claim, discriminatory and at odds with the IMF's stated objective of assisting member countries to protect the most vulnerable […]
From climate change to global public health, from inclusive development and sustainable growth, areas for cooperation abound between the US and China in a world hungry for directions and leadership. If, as Martin Luther King says, we may arrive in different ships, but we are in same boat”, how might the US and China work […]
Please join Security in Context and the OU Center for Peace and Development on Thursday, October 14 from 2 to 3 p.m. EDT for a discussion with Dr. Mark Weisbrot, Co-Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, DC. Weisbrot is the author of the book, Failed: what the "Experts" Got Wrong About […]
A panel event at the Organization of American States (OAS) hosted by the Permanent Missions to the OAS of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, the Republic of Argentina and the United States of Mexico. Panelists: Moderated by Kathryn Ledebur, Andean Information Network The three panelists - Johnston, Rodríguez and Williams - shared their analysis of what […]
Join the International Budget Partnership and its co-sponsors for a timely virtual event on promoting accountability in the use of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs). On August 23, 2021, the IMF allocated a historical $650 billion worth of SDRs to its member states, to help countries tackle the economic impact from COVID-19. Although SDRs allocations in […]
Join the Economics Ambassadors for a panel discussion to reflect on the intense first phase of the crisis, to think about the current state of affairs, and to envision full recovery. As a prompt for discussion, consider the Wall Street Journal documentary "The Month Coronavirus Unraveled American Business." Watch it prior to the panel discussion […]
At the eve of 12th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation, Jeronim Capaldo will present the reform proposals he co-authored for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Deborah James and Sanya Reid Smith will share with us the demands for change articulated by the large civil society network Our World Is […]
Roundtable on winning global justice with Jeremy Corbyn, Bell Ribeiro-Addy and international guests including US economist Mark Weisbrot. The event is sponsored by Labour Assembly Against Austerity in partnership with Arise plus the Peace & Justice Project. Special online event - all welcome. Part of the 'Resisting the Tory offensive - winning an agenda for […]
With elections under a year away, Bolsonaro has been ramping up threats against democracy and the electoral system. The far-right President has openly said that he will claim fraud if he loses, and that "only god" can remove him from power. We must show the far-right in Brazil that the world is watching, and support […]
Programa 10.00 horas Argentina – Mesa de apertura:Consuelo Silva (Chile)Pablo Vommaro (CLACSO)Representantes de las organizaciones convocantes 10.30 horas Argentina – MESA 1:Andrés Arauz (Ecuador)José Ignacio de Mendiguren (Argentina)Horacio Rovelli (Argentina)Hugo Yasky (Argentina) Moderación: Felisa Miceli (Argentina) 12.00 horas – MESA 2:Ricardo Aronskind (Argentina)Christian Castillo (Argentina)Martín Lousteau (Argentina) a confirmarNoemi Levy (México) Moderación: Jorge Marchini (Argentina) Co-organizan Grupo de Trabajo CLACSO Integración regional y unidad latinoamericana […]
Action Corps, Advocacy Network for Africa and the Global COVID Response Coalition This event will showcase the U.S. grassroots and faith-based organizing around the Global COVID Response Campaign for International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), a financial resource that may particularly help lower-income countries. The theme will cover the coalition’s accomplishments, which include […]
On Friday, Human Rights Watch (HRW) and humanitarian groups responded to a presidential Executive Order and White House statement on Afghanistan that appeared to affirm the current US policy of confiscating more than $7 billion in assets that Afghanistan’s Central Bank has on deposit in the United States.
