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Bringing Balance to the IMF Reform Debate. Latin American and Caribbean Perspectives April 10, 2008. The Principal Sponsors of the overall project are: Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), Waterloo, Canada --Bessma Momani
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Bringing Balance to the IMF Reform Debate Latin American and Caribbean Perspectives April 10, 2008
The Principal Sponsors of the overall project are: • Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), Waterloo, Canada --Bessma Momani • Global Economic Governance Programme, Oxford University --Ngaire Woods • New Rules for Global Finance Coalition --Jo Marie Griesgraber
Overall Funding from • Centre for International Governance Innovation • Ford Foundation • Rockefeller Brothers Fund
North Asia Regional Meeting Organized by GEG with Peking University, September 2007
Middle East and North Africa Organized by CIGI at the UN University in Amman Jordan March 2008 Funding from CIGI
Latin America and the Caribbean Organized by New Rules with the Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia University, hosted by Brookings Institution. April 10, 2008 Funding from CIGI
Sub-Saharan Africa Organized by New Rules, GEG, and Debt Relief International, Maputo, Mozambique May 16, 2008 Funding from Oxfam/Novib on behalf of Oxfam International
Central Asia & Mongolia New Rules as lead organizer, with CASE-Kyrgyzstan, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan May 20-21 Funding from Open Society Institute’s Asia & Middle East Program
Concluding Conference CIGI Headquarters in Waterloo, outside Toronto, July 19, 2008 Representatives from each regional meeting share their respective recommendations, and interact with senior economists regarding systemic economic issues and the IMF’s role.
Products • Academic volume with papers from each regional meeting by regional experts. Edited by Dr. Bessma Momani Published by CIGI • Summary of recommendations for use in policy advocacy work
Policy Advocacy • US Presidential candidate's advisors • Executive Board of the IMF • Open seminar in Washington, mid-September • Report with Oxfam International for WB-IMF Annual Meeting • Input into the Doha follow-on conference for Financing for Development: Qatar November 29-December 2, 2008