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Program UpdatesBackground Papers: FFD Multi-Stakeholder Consultations on Systemic Issues (New York, NY)
Background Papers: FFD Multi-Stakeholder Consultations on Systemic Issues (New York, NY)
May 18-19, 2005
Organized by Civil Society – New Rules for Global Finance Coalition
In Cooperation with theUN Financing for Development Office
Co-Sponsored byForeign Ministry of SwedenCommonwealth FoundationUN FoundationFriedrich Ebert Foundation
Primary reading materials are indicated with a (►) please be sure to read these materials first.
WELCOME AND OPENING SESSION
► 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
► Capital-account and counter-cyclical prudential regulations in developing countries. José Antonio Ocampo. February 2003. (37 pages)
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)
► The Reform of Global Financial Governance Arrangements . Stephany Griffith-Jones and Jenny Kimmis (39 pages)
SESSION V: PRIVATE SECTOR ISSUES IN LOW INCOME COUNTRIES
► 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)
► 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
►The Cost of Capital Flight . David Spencer. May 2005. (7 pages)