FINANCE: IMF "Cure" for Food Crisis Also a Cause

                   
ipsnews.net     May 20, 2008            

FINANCE: IMF "Cure" for Food Crisis Also a Cause Analysis by Emad Mekay WASHINGTON, May 20 (IPS) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it is responding to the global food crisis by doling out new emergency loans to 15 of the world's poorest nations, mostly in Africa. Mark Plant, deputy... [read full story]                    

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The IMF Reform Package: Small progress towards increased representation for developing countries

odi.org.uk     May 19, 2008          

In April, after several years of negotiation and discussion, the member states of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a governance reform package. The impetus for the reform was to ensure that the IMF maintains credibility and legitimacy with fast growing developing countries. It is,...                    

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