Getting worse before it gets better: trade finance and the risks caused by risk
Author : Pascal Lamy
Date : December 1, 2008
My apologies for not writing for nearly a year. I foresaw in my last two blogs that we were entering an intensive busy period in the WTO negotiations. The talks did indeed keep me busy this year, not least before, during and after the meetings in July that were so close to a breakthrough. What none of us foresaw was all the other issues that would come up during the year, culminating in the global financial crisis.
Towards a Green Economy - Elements of a Global Green New Deal
Author : Achim Steiner
Date : November 21, 2008
During the past two months we have seen Governments commit more than USD 3000 billion towards stabilizing financial markets. A further USD 2000 billion have already been announced for economic stimulus packages. Never in the history of humankind has so much money been allocated with so little preparation and strategic analyses
How will the financial crisis affect the South, and how can European Aid help developing countries face this challenge?
Author : ID4D (multi-author)
Date : November 5, 2008
The debate was initiated at the European Development Days 2008 in Strasbourg and the discussion continues. Rendez-vous in Stockholm for the 2009's edition, and until then "To your keyboards"!
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