(August 10, 2001) The new Cabinet faces a tight schedule in the following weeks. Political economist Revrisond Baswir of the Yogyakarta-based Gadjah Mada University shares his concerns.
Accessories to the crimes — Hypocrisy surrounds bribery issue
(July 18, 2001) Most OECD nations already have laws that prohibit the commission of a crime, such as bribery, abroad. Canada does. But there’s never been a single court case brought against a Canadian company. Here’s the rub: We profit from corruption.
Hypocrisy surrounds bribery issue
(July 18, 2001) Westerners and Third World leaders profit from corruption and bribery at the expense of citizens of the world’s poorest countries.
Indonesian legislators want IMF to ‘go to hell’
(July 13, 2001) Indonesian legislators have asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to write off the country’s foreign debts, including those to other donors recommended by the Fund.
Unlawful debt or financial crime against human development
(June 30, 2001) In a paper submitted to the ATTAC seminar on white collar crime in France and Europe, the author argues that the Argentine debt crisis has its roots in fraudulent misuse of funds by both the government and its creditors.
World Bank to black-list corrupt companies
(June 28, 2001) A World Bank spokesman in South Africa said the bank would black- list companies that were found guilty of corruption in the LHWP corruption trial.
IMF urged to swallow its own medicine
(June 26, 2001) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) should take over Indonesia’s US$80 billion debt that was incurred as a result of its bad advice on economic recovery measures, according to Jubilee Plus.
Latin America’s poor survive it all. Even boom times
(June 24, 2001) Does the combination of democracy and free enterprise guarantee achievement of the larger goal — higher living standards? In Latin America, the answer often is no, writes the New York Times.
Don’t fund Bujagali dam, NGOs urge World Bank
(June 20, 2001) PI’s voice among NGOs urging the World Bank agency not to fund the proposed AES Nile Independent Power (NIP) project at Bujagali.
Lesotho tries to end corruption culture
(June 19, 2001) Multinational companies are about to go on trial in Lesotho accused of paying huge bribes to a local official, a case virtually unprecedented in Africa.
R10,4m bribery trail led to Sole court told
(June 17, 2001) Ephraim Sole, the former chief executive of the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA), rose in Maseru’s high court and pleaded "not guilty" to 16 criminal charges of bribery and two counts of fraud before Judge Brandon Cullinan.
BEL not truth telling in Canada
(June 3, 2001) In blatant disregard for the truth, the Belize Electricity Limited C.E.O. and a Belize Government representative have told Fortis Inc. shareholders and the Canadian press untruth after untruth about the Chalillo hydro project.
BACONGO informs Canadians of the facts on Chalillo and urges BEL for disclosure of information
(June 3, 2001) BACONGO the Belize Alliance of Conservation NGOs calls on Canada’s Fortis, Inc. to commit to openness and transparency.
The political economy of public utilities: A study of the Indian power sector
(June 1, 2001) "The projects in Kerala too have become loaded with inflated capital costs. . . . The active presence of SNC-Lavalin in the Kerala power sector even now despite a vigilance case against it is a case in point."
Concordats for debt cancellation – Making debt relief work twice -first, as money to the poor; second, for empowering the poor
(June 1, 2001) Programme Co-ordinator of Jubilee Plus calls for the development of an international legal framework for debt relief, governed by independent, fair and transparent processes.
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