(January 30, 2004) There has been a lot of discussion of debt forgiveness for Iraq, but there have also been some interesting, almost forbidden, topics in the debate.
Iraq debt must be written off – Brown
(January 29, 2004) Chancellor Gordon Brown of Britain’s New Labour Party told MPs the "vast majority" of Iraq’s US$120 billion international debt must be written off to stabilise its economy.
Hu to focus on energy tie-ups in Africa
(January 28, 2004) On only his third trip abroad as president, Hu Jintao is visiting three African countries, reflecting China’s growing need for natural resources to fuel its booming economy.
US judge may dismiss apartheid lawsuit
(January 28, 2004) If victims of apartheid had a case against companies dealing with the apartheid state, then electrical companies could be sued for their part in deaths on the electric chair, a judge argued this week.
Kalam calls for corruption-free society
(January 27, 2004) The President of India, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, called for a corruption-free public life for achieving the dream of making India a developed nation by 2020.
Cancel Iraqi debt? What about Africa?
(January 26, 2004) The almost instant success that James A. Baker III has had in his international lobbying to have Iraq’s debt forgiven raises an uncomfortable comparison: how little has been done to relieve the African debt that cripples some of the world’s poorest countries.
Kuwait promises Baker to substantially reduce Iraq’s debt
(January 23, 2004) Kuwait is prepared to significantly reduce Iraq’s estimated 16-billion-dollar debt to the emirate, however, the issue of Iraqi debt does not include war reparations.
Canada cancels Iraq debt
(January 23, 2004) Canada has agreed to wipe out its share of the $120-billion US debt owed by Iraq, Prime Minister Paul Martin announced Friday at the World Economic Forum of business leaders in Davos, Switzerland.
DAVOS-World Bank sees two-thirds Iraq debt write off
(January 22, 2004) Most of Iraq’s sovereign creditors are prepared to consider writing off two-thirds of its foreign debt of $120 billion, World Bank President James Wolfensohn said on Thursday.
Qatar agrees to waive Iraq debt
(January 21, 2004) Qatar said yesterday that it would waive most of the $4 billion or so Iraq owes it and will consider writing off the rest.
Saudis offer to slash Iraq debt
(January 21, 2004) Saudi Arabia has said it is prepared to negotiate a "substantial" reduction of Iraq’s debt to the kingdom.
Follow the leader on Iraqi debt
(January 20, 2004) The Bush administration could make former US Secretary of State James Baker’s task much easier, if it agreed to make a substantial contribution to the cost of Iraqi debt reduction.
China cancels Africa’s debt
(January 15, 2004) China has cancelled the debts owed to it by 31 African countries. The show of solidarity will give African leaders greater leverage to demand that the International Monetary Fund, World Bank and the wealthy finance capitalists in the bastions of imperialism do the same.
China’s anti-corruption plan doomed by one-party system
(January 15, 2004) Beijing’s graft-busting efforts barely scratch the surface.
Bureaucrats to tackle their own corruption
(January 15, 2004) Vladimir Putin has appointed Mikhail Kasyanov to head the Kremlin’s new Anti-Corruption Council. Remarkably, Kasyanov also holds the post of the chairman of the Russian government.
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