Financial Architecture

The Financial Transaction Tax at a Glance

posted by fincrisis | Wed, 02/12/2009 - 16:02

The taxation of financial transactions is back on the agenda. This WEED Factsheet focuses on the political momentum for the financial transaction tax, its feasibility and the possible generation and use of revenues.

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Responsible finance: G8 and civil society proposals from Italy

posted by Eurodad News | Fri, 13/03/2009 - 16:08

Monks used to sit in this Italian church contemplating the bible and the after life. I am debating responsible and democratic finance standards to guard against a new wave of harmful lending to developing countries. Everyone is convinced that the current rules that govern sovereign lending are full of loopholes and flaws, and that the announcements of official moves to fix them are inadequate and not to be trusted. That extends to today's G8 finance ministers pledge to create a so-called Lec...

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Meeting of G-20 Finance Ministers

Fri, 13/03/2009 (All day) - Sat, 14/03/2009 (All day)

This is the main preparatory meeting of finance ministers and central bankers ahead of the leaders' summit. Four working groups on regulation, cooperation, IMF reform and the World Bank, will present their reports at a meeting set to lay the groundwork for the London Summit.

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