(September 9, 2004) Iraqi President Ghazi al-Yawer renewed calls for a big write-off of his country’s massive foreign debt at talks Thursday with German leaders in Berlin.
IMF sees Iraq economic program before end-2004
(September 9, 2004) The International Monetary Fund says Iraq could have an IMF-backed economic program with financing in place by the end of 2004 following "good progress" made in talks last week in Paris.
Chinese officials embezzling billions in state assets, fleeing the country
(September 9, 2004) According to the latest official count, some 4,000 senior Chinese officials and managers of state-owned businesses have fled abroad over the past two decades with as much as $50 billion dollars in embezzled money.
Equatorial Guinea’s oil boom leaves poor behind
(September 8, 2004) The subject of corruption is taboo in Equatorial Guinea’s tightly-controlled media, but some of the government’s publicised spending choices are enough to set tongues wagging.
Iraq debt relief talks deadlocked
(September 9, 2004) The United States’ campaign for a rapid write-off of almost all of Iraq’s foreign debt is going nowhere for now, sources say.
Mayan Indians seize disputed Guatemalan dam
(September 8, 2004) Hundreds of Maya Indians have seized control of Guatemala’s largest dam and have warned they would cut power supplies if they are not compensated for land and lives lost in massacres when it was built.
Friends of the Earth?
(September 7, 2004) Western conservationists back Indochina’s largest, most environmentally destructive hydro scheme.
King to rally support for Iraq debt reduction – Jordan
(September 7, 2004) His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday said Jordan will continue supporting international efforts to help rebuild Iraq and reduce its foreign debt.
Drowned, not downed, trees in the Amazon get nasty
(September 7, 2004) A funny thing happened back when the Brazilian government was building the giant $8 billion dam that bears the name of this town in the eastern Amazon.
A way of life threatened
(September 7, 2004) The Nam Theun 2 dam will double water levels in central Laos’ Xe Bang Fai River and destroy the self-sufficient lifestyle of thousands of people living along its banks, writes Mekong environmental researcher Dave Hubbel.
‘We demand respect for our rights as a people’
(September 7, 2004) The Guatemalan government and the World Bank must resolve damages caused by the Chixoy dam, say activists.
Outside expert did business with dictator
(September 7, 2004) Senate investigation reveals Riggs Bank independent consultant on Equatorial Guinea was a business partner of the country’s dictator, Teodoro Obiang Nguema, the bank’s biggest depositor.
Grease is the word for oil in Equatorial Guinea
(September 7, 2004) A U.S. Senate report paints "a damning portrait of financial impropriety and sleaze" in Equatorial Guinea says campaign group Global Witness.
Who’s behind Pinochet’s millions? Judge looking
(September 5, 2004) Chile is a conservative nation, by far the most Swiss country in South America, whose citizens pride themselves on their probity. Many believed that Pinochet might have been a ruthless dictator but at least he wasn’t a thief.
Getting priorities right is a must
(September 3, 2004) What the Lesotho case and the Lugar corruption hearings demonstrate is that institutions must reflect the interests of the countries concerned instead of the domestic politics of the rich and the powerful.
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