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Africa: Funding the Planet's Future
Africa Renewal, 13 July 2015
As the Millennium Development Goals expire towards the end of this year, world leaders will gather at the UN headquarters in New York in September to launch the post-2015… Read more »
Partnership, Commitment and Flexibility in Addis Ababa and Beyond
A conference on how to finance the United Nations' new, ambitious global development agenda is now under way in Addis Ababa. The 190 nations attending hope to agree on how to bankroll 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which include ending poverty and hunger, combating climate change and achieving gender equality by 2030.
During the UN Conference on Financing for Development (FfD3) the International Monetaryt Fund espoused its commitment to continue support for developing and fragile countries. In an address, Min Zhu, Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund, explained that to move further ahead with inclusive growth we must be united and guided by three key principles: partnership, commitment and flexibility.
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"This year marks a once-in-a-generation opportunity for global development," Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said in a speech to Read more »
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9 July 2015
Financing the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda
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- The Brookings Institution
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On July 8, the Global Economy and Development program at Brookings hosted IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde for keynote remarks and a subsequent ... see more »
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1 July 2015
IMF Policy Paper - Financing for Development: Revisiting the Monterrey Consensus
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- International Monetary Fund
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The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), on July 6, 2015, discussed the IMF's role in supporting the post-2015 ... see more »
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1 July 2015
IMF Policy Paper - Financing for Development: Enhancing the Financial safety Net for Developing Countries
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- International Monetary Fund
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The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), on July 1, 2015, adopted a set of proposals to enhance the access of developing ... see more »
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To achieve the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals, designed to replace the Millennium Development Goals, the IMF, along with many others in the global community, ... Read more »
