Monthly Issue Updates
 | Every month, the Halifax Initiative produces a two-page monthly brief that provides updates on various issues related to international finance, international development, the World Bank Group, and export credit agencies. The Updates provide links to other sources of information, highlight upcoming key dates, and outline any actions that the Coalition has taken on the issue. Each month we also provide a short summary outlining "Just the Facts..." on an issue area. Sign up to receive a copy via e-mail. |
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Monthly Issue Update - June 30, 2009
Every month, the Halifax Initiative produces a monthly update on various issues related to the international financial system and its institutions. This month: *Rich countries block real change at UN meeting on crisis *Canadian government gives boost to trade finance *Harper lays out provisional agenda for 2010 G8 meeting *Notice Board, new publications and upcoming events
JUST THE FACTS: Outcome Document of UN Conference on Financial Crisis
Monthly Issue Update - May 29, 2009
Every month, the Halifax Initiative produces a monthly update on various issues related to the international financial system and its institutions. This month: *Tensions build as UN conference on crisis postponed *Pascua Lama – will EDC go for gold? *Bad medicine – World Bank gets failing grade on health *Notice Board, new publications and upcoming events
JUST THE FACTS: Summary of Commission of Experts Report
Monthly Issue Update - April 30, 2009
Every month, the Halifax Initiative produces a monthly update on various issues related to the international financial system and its institutions. This month: *G-20 response to financial crisis - money, money, money *Parliamentary committee to debate corporate accountability bill *EDC client, Barrick Gold, before Supreme Court of Argentina *Notice Board, new publications and upcoming events
JUST THE FACTS: Principal Outcomes from the G-20 London Summit
Monthly Issue Update - March 31, 2009
Every month, the Halifax Initiative produces a monthly update on various issues related to the international financial system and its institutions. This month: *Government response on CSR and extractives: Fool’s Gold *Stiglitz Commission report, UN dialogue, ahead of G-20 *World Bank Vulnerability Fund - Update *Notice Board, new publications and upcoming events
*JUST THE FACTS: Building the Canadian Advantage – for Extractive Companies
Monthly Issue Update - February 28, 2009
Every month, the Halifax Initiative produces a monthly update on various issues related to the international financial system and its institutions. This month: *New bill on CSR puts government house in order *Credibility of report on EDC questioned by CSO *Notice Board, new publications and upcoming events JUST THE FACTS: Bill C-300 – Corporate accountability and extractives
Monthly Issue Update - January 30, 2009
Every month, the Halifax Initiative produces a monthly update on various issues related to the international financial system and its institutions. This month: *Europe looking to lead on response to financial crisis *World Bank seeks special fund for the poor *UN forges ahead with plans to address financial crisis *Notice Board, new publications and upcoming events
JUST THE FACTS: 2009 Calendar of events - the global financial crisis
Monthy Issue Update - December 22, 2008
Every month, the Halifax Initiative produces a monthly update on various issues related to the international financial system and its institutions. This month: *Financial crisis a boon for ECAs *UN vs. G1 at Financing for Development meeting
*Ecuador defaults on debt payment deemed “illegitimate”
*Notice Board, new publications and upcoming events
JUST THE FACTS: Key outcomes of the Financing for Development meeting
Monthly Issue Update - November 30, 2008
Every month, the Halifax Initiative produces a monthly update on various issues related to the international financial system and its institutions. This month: *G-20 Summit – financial response to a development crisis *CSOs still waiting for meaningful OECD consultations *Finance Canada meets Aid Accountability Act obligations *Notice Board, new publications and upcoming events
JUST THE FACTS: An overview: principal outcomes of the G-20 meeting
Monthly Issue Update - October 31, 2008
Every month, the Halifax Initiative produces a monthly update on various issues related to the international financial system and its institutions. This month: *IMF back in business, but still politically bankrupt *Justice still sought for Kilwa victims
*Beyond the financial crisis: on the agenda at the Bank and Fund’s Annual Meetings
*Notice Board, new publications and upcoming events
JUST THE FACTS: Growing demands for a so-called “Bretton Woods II”
Monthly Issue Update - September 30, 2008
Every month, the Halifax Initiative produces a monthly update on various issues related to the international financial system and its institutions. This month: *Bank pulls out of disastrous Chad-Cameroon pipeline *Amnesty seeks HR commitments from federal parties
Ecuador audits external debt, establishes illegitimacy
Notice Board, new publications and upcoming events
JUST THE FACTS: How Canada is represented at the World Bank and IMF
Monthly Issue Update - August 29, 2008
Every month, the Halifax Initiative produces a monthly update on various issues related to the international financial system and its institutions. This month: *Deja vu on preferred options for Bank governance reform *World Bank standards fail to protect human rights *Ruggie urged to address IFIs and human rights *Notice Board, new publications and upcoming events
*JUST THE FACTS: IFC Performance Standards: mainstreaming mediocrity
Monthly Issue Update - July 30, 2008
Every month, the Halifax Initiative produces a monthly update on various issues related to the international financial system and its institutions. This month: *Business and human rights - protect, respect and remedy *World Bank gets failing grade on environment *TB or not TB – that is the question (for IMF policies) *Notice Board, new publications and upcoming events
*JUST THE FACTS: The G8 is dead! Long live the G13?
Monthly Issue Update - June 30, 2008
Every month, the Halifax Initiative produces a monthly update on various issues related to the international financial system and its institutions. This month:
*EDC in the spotlight – beyond responsible to accountable *Canada at the heart of mining conflict in the Americas *IMF watchdog tackles broader accountability debate *Notice Board, new publications and upcoming events
*JUST THE FACTS: Export Development Canada’s legislative review – what’s at stake?
Monthly Issue Update - May 30, 2008
Every month, the Halifax Initiative produces a monthly update on various issues related to the international financial system and its institutions. This month: *NGOs applaud adoption of “better aid bill” *EDC eyes Peru despite Ombudsman concerns *World Bank at fault for food crisis, critics charge *Notice Board, new publications and upcoming events
*JUST THE FACTS: The Better Aid Bill – what it may mean for the IFIs
Monthly Issue Update - April 30, 2008
Every month, the Halifax Initiative produces a monthly update on various issues related to the international financial system and its institutions. This month: *Global food crisis, Bank and IMF respond *US Congress passes new bill on debt cancellation *Ruggie focuses spotlight on export credit agencies *Notice Board, new publications and upcoming events
JUST THE FACTS: The new IMF quota deal – much ado about nothing?
Monthly Issue Update - March 31, 2008
Every month, the Halifax Initiative produces a monthly update on various issues related to the international financial system and its institutions. This month: *Innovative financing for development gets boost *EDC must reject Tenke *IMF begins drafting code for sovereign wealth funds * Notice Board, new publications and upcoming events
JUST THE FACTS: What are sovereign wealth funds?
Monthly Issue Update - February 29, 2008
Every month, the Halifax Initiative produces a monthly update on various issues related to the international financial system and its institutions. This month:
*The changing face of global development finance *DRC government calls for contract renegotiation *“Responsible lending” key theme for 2008 *Notice Board, new publications and upcoming events
JUST THE FACTS: Responsible lending – responsible to whom and for what?
Monthly Issue Update - January 31, 2008
Every month, the Halifax Initiative produces a monthly update on various issues related to the international financial system and its institutions. This month:
*Corruption back on the Bank’s agenda? *Halt Canadian mining project, says National Ombudsman *Conditionality prevails at IMF, despite “streamlining” *Financing for Development discussion en route *Notice Board, new publications and upcoming events
JUST THE FACTS: Draft Financing for Development (FfD) Calendar
Monthly Issue Update - December 21, 2007
Every month, the Halifax Initiative produces a monthly update on various issues related to the international financial system and its institutions. This month:*Increased donor funding boosts Bank, ignores bad policies *Notice Board, new publications and upcoming events
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Monthly Issue Update - November 30, 2007
Every month, the Halifax Initiative produces a monthly update on various issues related to the international financial system and its institutions. This month:*MPs, CSOs demand government response to Consensus Report on Extractives *Canada and the Congolese El Dorado
*Debt relief finally for Liberia *Canada set to join ICSID, controversial investment dispute body *Notice Board, new publications and upcoming events
JUST THE FACTS: ICSID 101 – The World Bank’s Investment Tribunal
