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Background Papers
FFD MULTI-STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATIONS ON SYSTEMIC ISSUES
May 18-19, 2005
New York, NY
Organized by Civil Society
New Rules for Global Finance Coalition
In Cooperation with the UN Financing for Development Office
Co-Sponsored by
Foreign Ministry of Sweden, Commonwealth Foundation, UN
Foundation, Friedrich Ebert Foundation
Location: United Nations
Primary reading materials are indicated with a (►) please be
sure to read these materials first.
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
WELCOME AND OPENING SESSION
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Rapporteurs' Reports from the International Conference on
Financing for Development Multi-Stakeholder Consultations on
Systemic Issues.
I. Washington, DC. November 2004.
(14 pages)
II. Lima, Peru. February 2005.
(6 pages)
III. Nairobi, Kenya. March 2005.
(8 pages)
SESSION I: CRISIS PREVENTION: BORROWING IN LOCAL
CURRENCY AND A NEW INTERNATIONAL DEBT FRAMEWORK
►A
Proposal for a New International Debt Framework (IDF) for the
Prevention and Resolution of Debt Crisis in Middle-Income Countries.
Kathrin Berensmann and Frank Schroeder. February 2005. (22
pages)
►Up
From Sin: A Portfolio Approach to Financial Salvation. Randall
Dodd and Shari Spiegel. August 2004 (29 pages)
SESSION II: GOVERNANCE AND CREDIT DURING CRISIS
► Governance and Crisis. Oscar
Ugarteche. May 2005. (3 pages)
►The
Governance of the International Monetary Fund. Ariel Buira.
2003. (20 pages)
LUNCH: LABOR ISSUES AND
DEVELOPMENT
SESSION III:
COUNTER-CYCLICAL POLICIES
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Capital-account and counter-cyclical prudential regulations in
developing countries. José Antonio Ocampo. February 2003. (37
pages)
Thursday, May 19, 2005
SESSION IV: GOVERNANCE:
FINANCIAL STABILITY FORUM, BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS, BASEL
COMMITTEES
► The Pro-Cyclical Impact of
Basle II on Emerging Markets and Its Political Economy. Stephany
Griffith-Jones and Avinash Persaud. (26 pages)
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The Reform of Global Financial Governance Arrangements.
Stephany Griffith-Jones and Jenny Kimmis (39 pages)
SESSION V: PRIVATE
SECTOR ISSUES IN LOW INCOME COUNTRIES
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Private Capital Flows to Low-income Countries: Perception and
Reality. Matthew Martin with Cleo Rose-Innes. 2004. (23 pages)
SESSION VI: COMMODITIES:
SYSTEMIC ISSUES AND RISK MANAGEMENT POLICIES
► A Profile of the International Cotton
Advisory Committee. Carlos A. Valderrama, Head Economist, ICAC.
(4 pages)
►
Report of the Meeting of Eminent Persons on Commodity Issues.
September 2003. (17 pages)
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Protecting
Developing Economies From Price Shocks.
Randall Dodd. September 2004.
(12 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)
SESSION VII: SLOWING CAPITAL FLIGHT: BANK
TRANSPARENCY
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