Idris Elbai has joined the Oxfam campaign calling on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to drop Haiti's Debt.

On the 20th of November 2009 the Dutch NGO Both ENDS organised a Political Cafe in The Hague. In the debate a diverse panel gave their opinion on investments made by the European Investment Bank. This bank invested in a hydro-power dam in Uganda and a paper pulp mill in Brazil. In Both cases the local population and the environment were severely damaged.

* Strauss-Kahn proposes “Green Fund” to help finance shift to low-carbon world
* Says IMF to release proposals in a few weeks
* Fund could be created partly through issuance of IMF’s special drawing rights (SDRs)

Antonia Juhasc launches a book on the history of the World Bank and IMF at Cody's bookshop in San Francisco.

Sometimes in history, political and business leaders are pushed to make momentous decisions—decisions that mean real change, and have great impact.

Such decisions are never made lightly, but rather because the alternative is too dire to contemplate.

World Economic Forum seminar

In 2009, the G20 tasked the Financial Stability Board (FSB) and the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision to develop "macro-prudential tools" to combat systemic risk.

What structural deficiencies still persist in the regulation of systemic financial risk and how will they be addressed in 2010?

The Journalist, Marc Mathieu, and Lawyer, Serge Angrand discuss free trade and liberalization impact on Haiti agriculture.

10,000 Bodies Buried Daily in Quake Aftermath; Medical Group Faults US Militarization of Haitian Relief;
IMF Drops Conditions on $100M Haiti Loan...

Journalist and author Naomi Klein addressing the crisis in Haiti: “We have to be absolutely clear that this tragedy—which is part natural, part unnatural—must, under no circumstances, be used to, 1, further indebt Haiti and, 2, push through unpopular policies in the interest of our corporations. This is not conspiracy theory. They have done it again and again.”

The Real News - Raj Patel: International trade rules have ravaged Haiti's domestic food production