French-German agreement on FTT?
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- Written by Peter Wahl
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In the Commission for Finance and the Commission for European Affairs of the French Parliament the party of Sarkozy (UMP) has taken up the draft resolution of the Socialist Party (PS) on the FTT with some changes.
Taxing financial transactions can benefit people and the planet
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- Written by CIDSE
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A new paper of CIDSE on the potential positive impact of an FTT on people's well-being and that of the planet.
The Future of Development Finance
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- Written by Nemat Shafik/CGD
- Category: Analysis
Aid will increasingly be focused on Africa and on countries plagued by 'instability', or with governments unable to meet the basic needs of their populations. And a growing share of development finance will be directed to tackling global public goods like climate change, conflict prevention and public health. It means the rules of the game have to change and that we need a new architecture in a multipolar world ...
Urgent Need for Binding obligations on TNCs raised at UN
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- Written by Brid Brennan / TNI
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John Ruggie's proposed guidelines to the UN on human rights and transnational corporations fail to bring TNCs under any binding law, therefore enabling human rights and environmental crimes to continue with impunity.
Interview with Thomas Pogge
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Interview with philosopher Thomas Pogge on global poverty and some solutions.
G8: a renewed commitment for freedom and democracy?
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Never before had the G8 so many different topics on its agenda: a war in Libya, nuclear safety, Arab spring, a crisis in the US and Europe, a headless IMF ... and so out of the meeting came a beautiful text on 'freedom and democracy' ... Can it make any difference?
World Bank's Africa Strategy remains in rutted Comfort Zone
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- Written by Patrick Bond
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Read more: World Bank's Africa Strategy remains in rutted Comfort Zone
US and its Banks called world's biggest tax haven
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- Written by Michael Hudson
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If you want to know how dictators from all over the world can hide their money: read ...
Parliamentarian's Call for an FTT
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- Written by ENOFAD
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ENOFAD, the European Network on Finance and Development has launched a parliamentarian's Call for an FTT. Send the text to you MP or MEP:
Parliamentarian’s Declaration for the Financial Transaction Tax (FTT)
WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, PARLIAMENTARIANS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, DECLARE THAT:
Better Life Index
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The OECD unveiled a new, interactive index that will let people measure and compare their lives in a way that goes beyond traditional GDP numbers.
Called Your Better Life Index, the tool is part of a larger OECD Better Life Initiative that aims to measure well-being and progress. The index allows citizens to compare lives across 34 countries, based on 11 dimensions -- housing, income, jobs, community, education, environment, governance, health, life satisfaction, safety, work-life balance -- giving their own weight to each of the dimensions.
“This index encapsulates the OECD at 50, pushing the boundaries of knowledge and understanding in a pioneering and innovative manner,” said OECD Secretary-General, Angel Gurría. “People around the world have wanted to go beyond GDP for some time. This index is designed for them. It has extraordinary potential to help us deliver better policies for better lives.”
Go and see how your country performs and compare the well-being across countries based on 11 topics of material well-being and quality of life.
French-German FTT Initiative
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- Written by Peter Wahl
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As a result of pressure from below in France and Germany the French Assemblée Nationale
and the German Bundestag (the parliaments of the two countries) will hold
simultanously a session on a joint French-German initiative for the FTT.
The parallel sessions are scheduled for the 9th of June from 9:30 h - 11.30 h.
This is also media wise the best timing.
This is a very good backing for our efforts to get finally a common strategy of the two countries.
The parallel initiative has been arranged by the French Parti Socialiste and the German Social Democratic Party (SPD).
On both sides a motion will be presented with a list of common steps for the implementation of the FTT.
