Posted on 02 December 2011 by admin
Suvendrini Kakuchi interviews EMILIA PIRES, finance minister, Timor Leste
Emilia Pires, finance minister of Timor Leste. Credit: Suvendrini Kakuchi/IPS
BUSAN, South Korea, Dec 2, 2011 (IPS) – The new deal for the ‘fragile states,’ from the G7+ – a group of 19 countries that struggle with poverty, instability and violent conflict – has been hailed as a major breakthrough at the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness here, earlier this week.
Posted on 10 November 2011 by admin
By Inés Benítez
One of many women in Kenya who are self-employed thanks to microloans from the Women’s Enterprise Fund. Credit:Miriam Gathigah/IPS
Posted on 10 November 2011 by admin
Por Inés Benítez
Una de muchas mujeres keniatas que generan su propio empleo gracias a micropréstamos del Fondo Empresarial para la Mujer. Crédito: Miriam Gathigah/IPS
Posted on 01 November 2011 by admin
Por Daan Bauwens
BRUSELAS, nov (IPS) – La nueva política de la Unión Europea (UE) de apoyo al mundo en desarrollo, detallada en la “Agenda para el Cambio”, puede privar a muchos países, en especial a los de medianos ingresos, de una asistencia económica todavía esencial para muchos de ellos, advierten organizaciones no gubernamentales.
Posted on 31 October 2011 by admin
By Daan Bauwens
Zambia has recently been categorised as a middle-income country, yet two-thirds of the country's population live on less than two dollars per day. Credit: Ephraim Nsingo/IPS
BRUSSELS, Oct 31, 2011 (IPS) – Last week the European Commission unveiled its ‘Agenda for Change’, a new policy framework outlining priorities for the European Union’s development aid and detailing the Commission’s renewed focus on economic growth as a means of poverty reduction, particularly in the world’s poorest countries. Continue Reading
Posted on 08 September 2011 by admin
Por Daan Bauwens
BRUSELAS, sep (IPS) – La ayuda al desarrollo no es efectiva porque se concede mediante contratos de miles de millones de dólares otorgados a empresas de países ricos, un fenómeno llamado asistencia bumerán, concluyó un estudio realizado por la organización Eurodad.
Posted on 06 September 2011 by admin
By Daan Bauwens
BRUSSELS, Sep 6, 2011 (IPS) – Development aid is ineffective mostly because it is tied to contracts worth billions of dollars awarded to firms in developed countries in a phenomenon called boomerang aid, a new study says.
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Posted on 30 August 2011 by admin
Por Marwaan Macan-Markar
BANGKOK, ago (IPS) – Indonesia recibió de Alemania 40 vagones de un tren eléctrico que no le sirvieron para nada porque no eran adecuados para sus vías férreas. El activista Don Marut se sirvió del ejemplo para cuestionar las dificultades de la asistencia del mundo rico al Sur en desarrollo.
Posted on 25 August 2011 by admin
By Marwaan Macan-Markar
BANGKOK, Aug 25, 2011 (IPS) — Armed with a smile, Don Marut exposes the pitfalls of Western aid to developing countries. At a conference here, the Indonesian recalled the story of how 40 electric-train carriages were sent from Germany to his country for a journey to nowhere. Continue Reading
Posted on 05 July 2011 by admin
By Irwin Loy
BANGKOK, Jul 5, 2011 (IPS) — Civil society groups say they want to have a stronger voice in setting the development agenda ahead of a key global summit on aid effectiveness later this year. Continue Reading
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