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Spring Meetings Civil Society Policy Forum
Date: Friday, April 15, 2011
Time: 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m.
Venue: Room MC C1-100, World Bank, 1818 H Street N.W., Washington, DC
Sponsored by: New Rules for Global Finance, Bretton Woods Project UK, Eurodad, Jubilee, Development Finance International, Heinrich Böll Foundation
The FSB is the lead organization responsible for global financial regulations, which affect virtually every aspect of global development. The FSB is little understood, but it is essential for CSOs to learn more about it and target their advocacy strategies around FSB actions.
This Workshop will:
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describe what the FSB is (How it Works; Agenda);
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how it relates to CSOs development agendas (commodity prices, such as food and agriculture; tax havens and illicit finance; sovereign debts;
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opportunities for advocacy.
Speakers:
- Amar Bhattacharya, G24 Secretariat
- Matthew Martin, Development Finance International
- Todd Tucker, Public Citizen
- Nuria Molina, Eurodad
- Dave Kane, Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns
- Jo Marie Griesgraber, New Rules for Global Finance
Accreditation to the World Bank and IMF Spring meetings is required to attend this event. For more details contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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- New Rules Work on Financial Stability Forum
- Civil Society Policy Forum Schedule
- Civil Society Accreditation to the World Bank and IMF Spring meetings
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