(July 10, 2005) A report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India has noted that "there was serious deviation from prescribed procedures in the award of contract to SNC Lavalin".
Writing off the debt
(July 8, 2005) “Renouncing odious debts may seem arbitrary and revolutionary, but it is time to begin thinking about it,” writes Salil Tripathi, a London-based writer who specialises in Asian and international economic affairs.
From political crisis to a revolutionary situation
(July 7, 2005) Whatever happens, the fact remains that many Filipinos already foresee a post-Arroyo scenario and the only thing that is preventing that from happening is who – or what – will replace her.
Arroyo could get 23-years in jail, says lawyer
(July 7, 2005) The contents of President Arroyo’s alleged taped conversation with an election official – believed to be Commission on Elections Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano – could get her as much as 23-years in prison.
Analysts: Army assurance may not mean Arroyo safe
(July 7, 2005) In few countries does an assurance of political neutrality from the military cause as much nervousness as in the Philippines. And with good reason.
Corruption, threat to Nigeria’s democracy, says US envoy
(July 7, 2005) US envoy John Campbell said Nigeria’s anti-graft drive would receive strong support from the US government.
The G-8’s bottom line on helping poor nations
(July 7, 2005) Christian Science Monitor correspondent Mark Rice-Oxley explains why the G-8 is exploring debt relief, aid, and trade to ease the plight of impoverished nations, particularly in Africa.
US works out way to help curb corruption
(July 7, 2005) As part of its contribution to assist Nigeria stamp out corruption in its public life, the United States said it is working out a plan to stop prominent Nigerians facing trial for corruption from entering the US.
President of Philippines fires entire cabinet
(July 7, 2005) Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, president of the Philippines, fired her entire cabinet on Thursday amid reports that some of the secretaries in charge of economic and social departments were planning to quit over allegations of electoral fraud against her in the May 2004 presidential polls.
Africans on Africa
(July 7, 2005) In the lead up to the recent G-8 summit at Gleneagles, Scotland, the UK’s BBC News published a series of commentaries written by Africans on debt relief, foreign aid, corruption and other related issues.
Secrecy on loans queried
(July 6, 2005) The Kenyan government’s failure to make its records public denies debt campaigners the moral energy to effectively campaign for the cancellation of debts presumed to be illegitimate and odious, the Kenya Debt Relief Network says.
Roar, Tony
(July 6, 2005) It is that rare moment when a few powerful politicians have the chance to do the right thing – to lift the burden of odious debt from the necks of the world’s poorest people.
Nobel laureate: Debt relief no cure-all
(July 6, 2005) Writing off Africa’s debt, boosting aid and improving trade conditions are not enough to bring the continent out of poverty, Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai has said.
G8 debt relief proposal: preliminary estimates and issues
(July 6, 2005) A presentation based on a leaked report by World Bank senior officials Geoffrey Lamb and Danny Leipziger claiming the G-8 debt relief proposal for poor countries, most of which are African, lacks sufficient compensation to the World Bank’s low-interest lending arm most affected by the debt relief plan, has now been posted to the Odious Debts Web site.
African firms back corruption war
(July 5, 2005) African business leaders are urging world leaders to help them fight corruption in their home countries, reports Jorn Madslien for the UK’s BBC News.
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