(June 14, 2004) The secretary general of the U.N. tapped me on the shoulder at a recent luncheon and said, “May I have a word with you?”
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Heed not the cynics, Africa
(July 13, 2004) There will be a time when the democratic transition South Africans achieved 10 years ago will no longer be considered a miracle.
Anti-Bush lobby missing chance on debt write-off
(June 11, 2004) If this is the long-awaited Europe-US reconciliation on Iraq, it does not add up to much.
“Publish What You Pay NGO coalition statement” G8 Summit, Sea Island
(June 10, 2004) A coalition of NGOs have called on the Group of Eight leaders to fulfil their commitment to revenue transparency. Lack of transparency has allowed resource revenues to be mismanaged and embezzled by corrupt governments in more than 50 developing countries around the world, says Publish What You Pay (PWYP) – an NGO appeal for full transparency of oil, gas and mining companies’ payments to national governments.
Spoils of corruption
(July 9, 2004) It is necessary to instill the values and methods of professional and competent management of government in order to check corruption.
Iraq to auction $10 million of treasury bills
(July 9, 2004) In a bid to establish a bond market and kickstart Iraq’s local capital markets, Iraq’s Finance Ministry intends to auction 150 billion dinars ($103 million) of treasury bills on July 18.
Iraq confident of $120 billion debt write-off
(July 9, 2004)The Iraqi government expressed confidence on Wednesday that global lenders would write off its huge $120-billion foreign debt, helping to rebuild Iraq’s war-ravaged economy and revive the vital oil sector.
Concrete measures needed to stabilize Iraq
(July 9, 2004) Judging by diplomatic statements the whole world is now eager to help Iraq.
Iraq to auction treasury bills on July 18th
(July 8, 2004) Iraq’s Finance Ministry will auction IQD150 billion ($103 million) of treasury bills (T-bill) on July 18, 2004, Reuters reported. The T-bill issue would be used to repay outstanding debt issued by Saddam Hussein’s regime.
Iraq expects global lenders to write-off its $120 billion foreign debt
(July 8, 2004) The Iraqi government expressed confidence that global lenders would write off its huge $120 billion foreign debt, helping to rebuild Iraq’s economy and revive the vital oil sector.
Farmers angered over debt
(July 8, 2004) The Federal Minister for Trade Mark Vaile has told farmers there is no other option but to forgive Iraq’s wheat debt to Australia.
UK calls for world rethink on trade politics
(July 8, 2004) A senior United Nations economic adviser has suggested that impoverished African countries should refuse to pay foreign debt worth tens of billions of dollars.
Not even the CCP should steal state funds: auditor
(July 8, 2004) China’s top audit body is to examine Chinese Communist Party (CCP) departments as well as more central government and state-funded institutions after massive and rampant misuse of funds was uncovered, state media said yesterday.
Tapping into the Death Star
(July 7, 2004) How Carl Pechman (a Probe International consultant) and a team of Santa Cruz-based transcribers worked tirelessly to get the now-infamous Enron tapes into the public domain.
Iraq debt write-off bitter pill for developing nations
(July 2, 2004) It is hard to argue against debt relief for struggling economies but experts say US efforts to forgive most of Iraq’s $120 billion would be a slap in the face for nations still paying old dictators’ bills.
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