Debt and Development: How to Provide Efficient, Effective Assistance to the World's Poorest Countries : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade and Technology of the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, June 8, 2005, Volume 4 |
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... donor funds to relieve the burden on de- veloping countries who are trying to manage many , many sources of resources . And I would say a big push from this committee through the Treasury that at the World Bank and among other do- nors ...
... donor funds to relieve the burden on de- veloping countries who are trying to manage many , many sources of resources . And I would say a big push from this committee through the Treasury that at the World Bank and among other do- nors ...
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... donors and possibly of devel- oping country governments to address the problem of our lack of serious evaluation of the impact of programs . We are proposing that some sort of a club be set up that the members would pay modest dues ...
... donors and possibly of devel- oping country governments to address the problem of our lack of serious evaluation of the impact of programs . We are proposing that some sort of a club be set up that the members would pay modest dues ...
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... donors . However , it should come under an umbrella in which they have more representation , more voice in making those decisions . It will create more complications for overall understanding and bringing in China , India , Brazil ...
... donors . However , it should come under an umbrella in which they have more representation , more voice in making those decisions . It will create more complications for overall understanding and bringing in China , India , Brazil ...
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... donors to account for any loss in the lending capacity and the grant - giving capacity of IDA . What has been said before was slight- ly different , which was that the money that is used for cancellation would actually not be reimbursed ...
... donors to account for any loss in the lending capacity and the grant - giving capacity of IDA . What has been said before was slight- ly different , which was that the money that is used for cancellation would actually not be reimbursed ...
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... donor countries not to let them go bust . Leaving that aside , does trying to get some of the monetary value out of the IMF gold , would that have any similar problems ? Mr. BIRDSALL . No , it actually does not because it is sort of a ...
... donor countries not to let them go bust . Leaving that aside , does trying to get some of the monetary value out of the IMF gold , would that have any similar problems ? Mr. BIRDSALL . No , it actually does not because it is sort of a ...
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Page 57 - ... financing for development around the world, particularly in developing countries. Our goal is to eradicate poverty, achieve sustained economic growth and promote sustainable development as we advance to a fully inclusive and equitable global economic system. 2. We note with concern current estimates of dramatic shortfalls in resources required to achieve the internationally agreed development goals, including those contained in the United Nations Millennium Declaration.2 3.
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