(January 25, 2004) A Russian parliamentary delegation will be formed soon for a trip to Iraq, Chairman of the Federation Council’s International Committee Mikhail Margelov told Itar-Tass on Sunday.
Corruption allegations jeopardise aid for Kenya
(July 23, 2004) Eighteen months after sweeping to power on a wave of optimism and pledges of reform, the Kenyan government is lurching towards a deepening crisis amid allegations of high-level corruption and donor threats to hold back aid.
SNC barred from bidding
(June 22, 2004) In a case kept quiet until now, Canada’s biggest engineering firm, SNC-Lavalin Group Inc., has emerged as the first major Western firm known to have been punished for fraud by one of the giant international agencies that finance development in poor countries.
France urges maximum 50 percent Iraq debt cancellation
(June 22, 2004) France does not want more than half of Iraq’s debts written off, a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Tuesday, confirming Paris’ resistance to U.S. pressure to scrap almost all of $120 billion owed by the oil-rich state.
Venerable Acres International bought by larger Ontario rival
(June 18, 2004) Caught in an African bribery case and facing possible blacklisting by the World Bank, one of the great names in Canadian engineering, Acres International Ltd., has quietly accepted a takeover by a larger Ontario firm.
OIC backs Iraq’s new government
(June 17, 2004) OIC countries appealed all states to contribute to the alleviation of the financial burden on Iraq by writing off Iraqi debts as an expression of their support and as a contribution to the reconstruction of the country.
Independent oil-for-food probe will separate allegation from fact, Annan says
(June 17, 2004) Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged critics to allow a panel investigating allegations of corruption within the UN Oil-for-Food programme for Iraq to reach its conclusions before pronouncing judgement.
Iraqi Fire Sale: CPA rushes to give away billions in Iraqi oil revenues
(June 16, 2004) With international attention focused on the impending transfer of power in Iraq, the Coalition Provisional Authority is committing billions of dollars to ill-conceived projects just before it dissolves, according to a new briefing.
Former CSIS chief probes oil-for-food program
(June 16, 2004) The former head of Canada’s spy agency will conduct an investigation into allegations of corruption and fraud surrounding the United Nations’ oil-for-food program in Iraq.
Iraq must have a leadership Iraqis can respect
(June 15, 2004) The unanimous passage of a new United Nations Security Council resolution on Iraq last week, together with the appointment of an interim Iraqi government on June 1, provides some long overdue clarity about what will happen on June 30.
G8 fails to write off Africa’s debt but promises help for Aids vaccine
(June 14, 2004) The leading industrial powers plan to help Africa by developing an anti-Aids vaccine and training thousands of new peace-keepers, but did not come up with the hoped for breakthrough on forgiving debt for the world’s poorest countries, almost all of them African. The announcements came as part of an "Africa Outreach" at the final session of the G8 summit that was attended by six African heads of government. Debt of the 42 poorest and most indebted countries totalled $35 billion, Irungu Houghton, an Oxfam spokesman said. "If G8 leaders are willing to write off $90 billion for Iraq, why not a third of that for Africa?
Iraq debt is up to creditors: IMF
(June 14, 2004) The International Monetary Fund will not make a recommendation on forgiving Iraq’s debt, IMF Managing Director Rodrigo Rato said today, calling it a decision for Iraq’s creditors.
UN failed to refute Saddam propaganda, former official says
(June 12, 2004) Oil-for-food program: Co-ordinator says colleagues blamed U.S., Britain for Iraqi suffering.
Call for 100 percent debt cancellation at G8 summit
(June 11, 2004) Religious leaders called on the Group of Eight industrial nations to cancel all multilateral debts owed by heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), fueling speculation that G8 leaders might forgive a majority of Iraq’s $120 billion debt.
ELCA presiding bishop joins call to G-8 for debt cancellation
(June 10, 2004) More than 250 U.S. and international religious leaders called on the leaders of the G-8 countries to cancel debts carried by the world’s most indebted poor countries fully.
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