(November 15, 2005) U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Dick Lugar announced that reforms to bring greater transparency and accountability to the five multilateral development banks (MDBs) have been signed into law by President Bush.
Bush signs legislation urging World Bank reforms
(November 15, 2005) Legislation to encourage greater transparency and accountability in the World Bank and other international lending institutions has been signed into law by President George W. Bush.
Debt relief: House raises questions over $12.4B supplementary budget
(November 15, 2005) House members that spoke under the condition of anonymity have accused President Obasanjo of breaching the constitution by going ahead to pay the debt even before the approval of the National Assembly.
Multilateral development bank law
(November 15, 2005) This law includes Senator Lugar’s reform measures contained in Lugar’s amendment S.A. 1293 that passed the Senate by unanimous consent.
Draft 2005 Action Statement on Measures to Deter Bribery
(November 14, 2005) The aim of this proposal is to provide a text to serve as a point of departure for ECG Members’ further deliberations in respect of an enhanced Action Statement.
Britain criticised for accepting Nigerian debt repayments
(November 5, 2005) £1.7bn windfall is more than African aid budget; critics want Brown to lead the way in refusing money.
November 2005 Campaign Letter
The wrong kind of aid.
Norway takes a stand on ‘illegitimate debt’
(November 2, 2005) Norway’s new coalition government has signalled its intention to support the cancellation of illegitimate debt owed by the world’s poorest countries and the establishment of an international court to hear matters concerning illegitimate debt claims.
Should UK banks do business in Zimbabwe?
(November 2, 2005) Has Robert Mugabe’s regime become uniquely odious, crossed the threshold of decency, and moved beyond the commercial pale?
The forgotten farmers of Gaoyang
A poignant account of the resettlement woes suffered by Three Gorges migrants in Gaoyang township offers little comfort to the many other communities that stand in the way of China’s myriad planned dams.
The mass killings in Indonesia after 40 years
(October 31, 2005) "The Suharto regime lived by foreign capital and died by foreign capital."
Equatorial Guineans get poorer despite oil boom
(October 31, 2005) The subject of corruption is taboo in Equatorial Guinea’s tightly-controlled media. But Obiang’s administration has been criticised abroad for misusing the country’s oil riches.
Kenya, World Bank take new steps against corruption
(October 28, 2005) The World Bank and the new Government of Kenya have committed to work closely together on additional measures to fight corruption in development projects.
Nigeria to send $12.4 billion to world’s richest nations
(October 25, 2005) Today Nigeria reached an agreement with its largest creditors, grouped in what is known as the Paris Club. The debt had built up over many years, following loans given by France, Germany, Japan, the UK and others to a string of Nigerian despots.
Dutch lawmakers oppose Nigeria’s debt relief
(October 25, 2005) The $18 billion debt relief package granted Nigeria by the Paris Club of creditor nations may have suffered a major setback as the majority of Dutch parliamentarians have opposed moves by the club to write-off Nigeria’s debt.
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