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FFD MULTI-STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATIONS ON SYSTEMIC ISSUES

March 29-31, 2005

Nairobi, Kenya

Organized by Civil Society

New Rules for Global Finance Coalition , Friedrich Ebert Stiftung – Kenya, SEATINI - Kenya

Co-Sponsored by

Foreign Ministry of Sweden, Commonwealth Foundation, UN Foundation, UN Financing for Development Office

Primary reading materials are indicated with a (►) please be sure to read these materials first.

 

Wednesday, March 30, 2005   SESSION 1:  REVIEW OF OFFICIAL STEPS TAKEN TO ADDRESS SYSTEMIC ISSUES   Section A: Brief Report on Washington and Lima Meetings   ► Draft Rapporteur’s Report from the International Conference on Financing for Development Multi-Stakeholder Consultations on Systemic Issues. Washington, DC. November 2004. (14 pages)   Draft Rapporteur’s Report from the International Conference on Financing for Development Multi-Stakeholder Consultations on Systemic Issues. Lima, Peru. February 2005.   Section B: Overview   ► A Note on Issues in the Reform of the International Financial System. Yilmaz Akyüz. September 2003. (11 pages)   The Rationale for Multilateral Lending: A Critical Assessment. (Draft) Yilmaz Akyüz July 2004 (59 pages)     SESSION II: FINANCIAL CRISIS PREVENTION   Section A: Managing External Shocks   ► Protecting Africa Against "Shocks." Matthew Martin and Hannah Bargawi. September 2004 (24 pages)   Section B: The Role of Private Investment   ► Private Capital Flows to Low-income Countries: Perception and Reality. Matthew Martin with Cleo Rose-Innes. 2004. (23 pages)   ►Governance, Transparency and Private investment in Africa. James J. Emery.  November 2003 (16 pages)   Public Debts and Private Assets: Explaining Capital Flight from Sub-Saharan African Countries. James K. Boyce and Léonce Ndikumana. Number 2002. (pages 59)   Section C: Active Policies to Finance the Productive Economy: Role and Options   ► Thematic Summary Report: Financial Liberalisation. C. P. Chandrasekhar. 2004. (read pages 1-33 of this 60 page document)   SESSION III: CREDIT DURING CRISIS    ►Providing Credit in Times of Crisis: A Briefing Paper for New Rules Consultations. Randall Dodd. March 2005 (10 pages)   Thursday, March 31, 2005   SESSION IV: GOVERNANCE:   Section A: African Approaches to changing Voice on Boards of Bank and Fund   ► Improving Southern Voice on the IMF Board: Quo Vadis Shareholders? Cyrus Rustomjee. March 2004   ► 10.5 A Stronger African Voice in the Multilateral Organisations. Excerpt taken from Our Common Interest a Report of the Commission for Africa (pages 368-369). March 2005. (2 pages) / FULL REPORT   Section B: When Governance is understood as Developing Countries’ need to fight corruption     SESSION V: MANAGING RISKS:  Commodities   Section A: Policies to Reduce Price Volatility   ► Report of the Meeting of Eminent Persons on Commodity Issues. September 2003. (17 pages)   Discussion Paper: Commodities as a Development Issue. Presented at the informal hearings of civil society on financing for development. Irfan ul Haque. March 2004. (8 pages)   For Further Reading   Commodities under Neoliberalism: The Case of Cocoa. Irfan ul Haque. January 2004. (35 pages)   Section B: Policies to Cope with Price Volatility: using hedges   ► Protecting Developing Economies From Price Shocks. Randall Dodd. September 2004. (12 pages)   CONCLUSION

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