(September 20, 2001) Actor Harrison Ford speaks out against Fortis, Inc.’s, proposed Chalillo dam for Belize.
An Economy in a Debt Trap: Iraqi Debt 1980-2020
(September 1, 2001) This article examines three variables – war, debt and oil – in an organic manner in an examination of cause and effect in Iraq during the period 1980 – 2020.
It takes two to tango
(September 1, 2001) Ann Pettifor, Liana Cisneros and Alejandro Olmos Gaona. New Economics Foundation
Probe International slams CIDA secrecy
(August 28, 2001) In a letter to Canada’s federal minister responsible for CIDA, Probe International challenges the minister’s defense of CIDA’s role in Belize’s proposed Chalillo dam.
Power to the people?
(August 22, 2001) Canadian artist, naturalist and Probe International supporter Robert Bateman, speaks out against Belize’s proposed Chalillo dam to Maclean’s magazine.
Notice of World Bank debarment proceedings against Acres International Ltd.
(August 21, 2001) The World Bank later announced there was "insufficient evidence" to debar Acres from future World Bank contracts, but warned Acres this was an interim decision it would revisit.
Defeat of Moi’s anti-corruption bill threatens lending to Kenya
(August 15, 2001) Kenya’s opposition defeated an anticorruption bill yesterday that had been demanded by international donors, saying it was full of loopholes and did not go far enough.
Clock ticking to Sole’s bribery scam
(August 15, 2001) Just six days are left until Swiss banks officials cough out their knowledge about former Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) Chief Executive Masupha Sole’s secret financial accounts.
New Cabinet needs to negotiate on odious debt
(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.
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