(November 27, 2003) Taxpayers’ money used to underwrite massive arms deal with shaky Saudi government.
Iraqi sovereign debt cancellation
(November 26, 2003) At the new session of the UK Parliament this week, Labour MP Barry Gardiner tabled an Early Day Motion on Iraqi debt. The text for the motion reads: "This House . . . concludes that Iraq’s debt is unsustainable; [and] further welcomes and supports Jubilee Iraq’s proposals for debt cancellation."
Spie Batignolles next in line for Lesotho prosecution
(November 25, 2003) The prosecution of multinational companies on charges of corruption relating to the Lesotho Highlands Water Project is quietly continuing.
Mulford: A devotee of debt swap
(November 24, 2003) The U.S. Ambassador to India agrees that Iraq’s debt should be "forgiven," but questions the Paris Club’s forgiveness route.
Schroeder calls for Iraq debt relief
(Sydney Morning Herald November 24, 2003) We have not forgotten what helped Germany after World War II. Without the Americans’ generous repayment plan, there would not have been reconstruction and an economic miracle in Germany.
Privy Council to hear case on Chalillo dam
(November 24, 2003) The highest court in the Commonwealth will hear the case brought by environmental groups and business owners against the Belize government’s approval of the Chalillo dam.
Forum blasts ‘foreign owned’ Nepad
(November 23, 2003) The New Partnership for African Development (Nepad), which many of Africa’s leaders have pinned their hopes on for economic recovery, has been blasted by civil society as another form of colonialism and imperialism.
Germany backs Iraq debt relief by Paris Club
(November 23, 2003) German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said Germany would endorse a reduction of Iraq’s debt to Germany, once Iraq’s security situation and political structure had improved.
Top officials sacked in Three Gorges project shakeup
Two top officials overseeing the Three Gorges project have been removed from their posts, Xinhua news agency reported this week without explanation.
New newspaper probes resettlement-budget shambles
(November 21, 2003) Xiong Deming became a media star in China recently after the Premier himself suddenly appeared in her village and pledged to help her husband collect back-pay owing from a local contractor.
Yali Falls: Cambodia appeals to Vietnam
(November 21, 2003) At least 39 people in northwest Cambodia have drowned, along with thousands of livestock, since construction began on the $1.2 billion Yali Falls dam in 1993, reported Probe International.
Trade, aid and jobs
It does not matter to [Fortis] that [their hydro dam in the Mayan mountains] will not work,
because they have a 50-year monopoly to take their 35% plus interest repayment.
Nigeria intimidating debt profile
(November 20, 2003) The entire process of debt renegotiation and rescheduling may be fraught with shady dealings. Nigerians need to know exactly the status of both the domestic and external debt profile and strategy for tackling it.
U.S.’s Snow sees no threat of trade war over steel
(November 17, 2003) U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow said he had a figure in mind for how much Iraqi debt should be forgiven.
Experts meet on Africa’s debt in Dakar
(November 17, 2003) Experts from across the continent and beyond would meet from tommorrow to Wednesday in Dakar, Senegal on debt problems in Africa.
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