Development Finance International
22 April - Brookings Conference on Future of G20, Washington.
DFI participated in a conference on the future of the G20 at the Brookings Institution, contributing views on the representation and participation of low-income countries, and how development should be discussed there. For the background position paper, please click here.
22 April - Oxfam/IMF Seminar on Role of IMF in Low-Income Countries.
Oxfam on the impact of the global financial crisis on LIC budgets and MDG spending (see press release), and the Sierra Leone Finance Minister presented the conclusions of the G20 consultation on the future role of the IMF facilitated by DFI in Freetown and London in August 2009 (see communiqués).
21-23 April - Development-Oriented Global Financial Regulation, Washington.
DFI joined representatives of the AERC, African Development Bank and New Rules for Global Finance for a series of advocacy meetings with senior US government officials (Federal Reserve, Treasury and Congress) to transmit African views on forthcoming reforms to global financial regulation. Discussions were highly positive and produced a series of proposals for future cooperation. For a report on the outcomes, click here.
12 April - Friedrich Ebert StiftungES/Erlassjahr Debt Workout Workshop, Berlin.
This meeting brought together government officials, CSOs and independent experts to discuss fair and transparent debt workouts. DFI contributed on the experience of HIPC relief and LIC views on the issues. The meeting concluded that urgent actions are need to make future debt workouts more orderly (see moderators summary)
24-26 March - African Economic Research Consortium Senior Policy Seminar XII on Financial Regulation, Mombasa.
This meeting of African researchers and policymakers examined how to enhance regulatory reforms in Africa and Africa’s views on global financial regulation. DFI helped AERC and the AfDB to facilitate the seminar, produce the report, AND arrange meetings in Washington discussed above. For an introduction to the seminar, click here.
