France: Elections not likely to change development cooperation policy
April 19, 2017 21:16 - Pas de commentaire
All major presidential candidates promise in their platforms to increase the French development cooperation contribution to 0.7 per cent of GDP and yet "I bet you a bottle of champagne that whoever gets elected, when we gather again five year...
New report on public development banks
April 19, 2017 20:58 - Pas de commentaire
Eurodad published a new report on public development banks, entitled "Public development banks: towards a better model".
The report draws on a wide range of existing research and finds there are four main roles that public development banks (PDB...
The UN Tax Committee holds out the begging bowl
April 19, 2017 16:57 - Pas de commentaire
Last week the UN Committee of Experts on International Tax (UNTC) met at the United Nations HQ in New York, a few metres from the Security Council meetings on Syria, followed by a special session on tax of the Econo...
Ce chocolat qui contribue à un monde équitable et responsable
April 19, 2017 7:13 - Pas de commentaire
En version SCOP ou commerce équitable, trois entrepreneurs du chocolat contribuent à mitonner un monde meilleur... Et même à lutter contre le commerce de drogue !
Podcast: How Residents of an English Town Took Governance and the Local Economy Into Their Own Hands
April 18, 2017 19:27 - Pas de commentaireThe stories in this series come from a small town in the United Kingdom called Frome, but the themes and topics explored are global in scale, ranging from the Americas to the Himalayas. Despite its unique setting, nestled in the sleepy countryside of southeast England, Frome is a microcosm of much of what is taking place in towns and cities through the world. The voices of Frome tell stories that will sound familiar all across the globe, and if you listen closely, you just might hear your own story in there as well.