In Search of New Development Finance
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- Written by UNDESA
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The new UN Report, the World Economic and Social Survey looks at different proposals for development finance, from a financial transaction tax, taxes on greenhouse gas emissions to special drawing rights. It looks at the best allocation of these funds and states a change of global governance is necessary.
Social Protection Floor: beyond poverty reduction?
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Social Protection Floor: beyond poverty reduction?
Francine Mestrum, PhD
Global social justice (www.globalsocialjustice.eu)
In this article I want to analyze different proposals for a ‘social protection floor’. What exactly do they mean? Do they go beyond poverty reduction? Is it a step towards a universal social protection system? The ILO recommendation will be compared to the report written by the Advisory Group chaired by Michelle Bachelet, the European Development Report 2011 on social protection, and the Latin American ECLAC (UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean)proposal for an Inclusive Social Protection.
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AidWatch 2012
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- Written by Concord
- Category: Analysis
The AidWatch Report 2012, ‘Aid We Can: more investment in global development’, written by CONCORD, the European confederation for Relief and Development NGOs, shows that:
9 EU countries beat aid targets, but Germany and France missed the mark in 2011. Luxembourg, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, United Kingdom and Malta (the only EU 12 country), Belgium, Finland and Ireland all met their targets. Germany and France however are way off track, both giving less than 0.5% of their GNI to development aid.
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Doing Business to Fight Poverty?
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- Written by Eurodad
- Category: Analysis
inancial outputs takes oecedence over development outcomes ... an analysis of the Belgian investment company for development ...
UN PROPOSES MECHANISMS TO RAISE $400 BILLION TO CLOSE GAP ON DEVELOPMENT FINANCING NEEDS
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- Written by Eva Hanfstaengl
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In a major report, the United Nations today proposed a series of financial mechanisms to raise $400 billion annually for development needs, as many donor countries have cut back their assistance funding due to the global economic crisis.
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Big Banks have Criminally Conspired Since 2005 to Rig 800 Trillion Dollar Market
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- Written by Sara Schaefer Munoz
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Help! MDGs 2.0 ...
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- Written by Karver, Kenny, Summer
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Apparently, some people still believe in it ...
The Center for Global Development wrote a paper on the future of the Millennium Development Goals.
Enhanced Cooperation on FTT in EU
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Extract from European Council Conclusions – 29 June 2012
Tax policy should contribute to fiscal consolidation and sustainable growth. Work and
discussions should be carried forward on the Commission proposals on energy taxation,
on the common consolidated corporate tax base and on the revision of the Savings Tax
Directive. As noted at the Council on 22 June 2012, the proposal for a Financial
Transaction Tax will not be adopted by the Council within a reasonable period. Several
Member States therefore will launch a request for an enhanced cooperation in this area,
with a view to its adoption by December 2012. The Commission is pursuing work on
concrete ways to improve the fight against tax fraud and tax evasion and will soon
present an Action Plan including options to that end. Rapid agreement must be reached
on the negotiating directives for savings taxation agreements with third countries.
Member States participating in the Euro Plus Pact will continue their structured
discussions on tax policy issues, notably to ensure the exchanges of best practices.
The Future We Want?
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- Category: Documents
The deceiving result of the Rio+20 conference...
Sustainability and Illicit Financial Flows: not unrelated
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- Written by Anne Hollingshead
- Category: Analysis
(From Global Financial Integrity)
There are obvious relationships between illicit financial flows, corruption, and tax evasion and environmental sustainability. For example, shell corporations can be used to mask illegal fishing or poaching. Corruption can enable companies to get around environmental compliance laws. And tax evasion can divert valuable resources away from environmental enforcement. In sum, illicit financial flows are human constructs that supplement and enhance damaging human behavior, contributing both to stagnating economic growth and worsening environmental conditions.
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Enhanced cooperation in the EU for A FTT
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- Written by David Hillman
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Delighted to inform you that on Friday (22 June) the campaign made an enormous stride forward with 9 countries agreeing to proceed with the FTT: France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Slovenia, Greece, Spain, Portugal and Italy.
There has been a reasonable amount of coverage, but please read this to get a quick reprise: http://robinhoodtax.org.uk/latest/group-european-countries-agrees-push-ahead-robin-hood-tax. There is still a lot to do to make sure the countries actually implement, that other countries are brought on board and that funds don't just go from one lot of banks to bail out another lot of banks. I will keep you posted with more news as I get it but as many of you will appreciate who have followed this campaign over a number of years, we've come a long way!
