Posted on 12 October 2012 by json
MYANMAR: Easy Does It, Foreign Donors Told
By Johanna Son
TOKYO, Oct 12 (TerraViva) – Foreign donors are rushing into Burma, whose government has been pushing the right political buttons as part of its democratic reform process. But development planners and Burmese activists here caution that the best approach should still be ‘easy does it’. Continue Reading
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Khin Ohmar, Coordinator of Burma Partnership, explains to Johanna Son of IPS Asia-Pacific her worries about foreign donors rushing into Myanmar in the wake of its reforms.
This interview was conducted at the IMF-WB Annual Meetings 2012, Tokyo.
‘We’re Not Saying Don’t Go In, But Don’t Rush In’ from IPS Asia-Pacific on Vimeo.
You can read the main story here.
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The international community has responded to the food price inflation – which has hit the world because of global warming-induced drought – by pledging money to help the most affected poor countries tide over the crisis. Continue Reading
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By Zofeen Ebrahim
TOKYO, Oct 12 (TerraViva) – Universal access to healthcare must change from just a slogan to a reality, say civil society groups here that are calling on the World Bank to push this higher up on the political agenda. Continue Reading
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Kaushik Basu, the World Bank’s Chief Economist, is only into the first week of his new job as he attends the Annual Meetings of the Bank and the IMF in Tokyo this week. Continue Reading
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By Sam Rith
TOKYO, Oct 12 (TerraViva) – Call it a flipside of South-east Asia’s robust economic growth: Its economies are churning out healthy growth rates, but this rapid development is also eating into its food security. Continue Reading
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Just to remind everyone that we are in Japan, the organisers of the Annual Meetings of the World Bank and IMF scheduled an earthquake on Friday afternoon at 1:55 pm. ( The 5.1 magnitude quake occurred near the near the east coast of Honshu, Japan.) Continue Reading
Posted on 11 October 2012 by elainehuang
By Kunda Dixit*
TOKYO, Oct 12 – If anyone still needs proof that the epicenter of the world economy has shifted away from the Atlantic to the Pacific, the Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Tokyo this week provided ample evidence. Continue Reading
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These photos offer a peek into what has been going on at the IMF-WB Annual Meetings.
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By Suvendrini Kakuchi
TOKYO, Oct 11 (TerraViva) – Developing countries – relegated to the sidelines in the West-led postwar expansion – have emerged as the saving grace against the backdrop of calls for a new economic model that can ease the ravages of globalisation and address the lack of confidence in market-based systems. Continue Reading
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