November, 2008

Friday, November 21, 2008

CIGI hosts financial crisis panel discussion

Waterloo, Ontario - The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) is hosting a financial crisis panel discussion, called " CIGI Experts in Conversation with The Globe and Mail," on November 24.

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

The G20 has its job cut out for it this weekend

Daniel Schwanen and Christopher Sands
The National Post

The group’s real function at this time is mainly political, indeed perhaps even psychological

Friday, November 14, 2008

Group effort needed to solve crisis: Flaherty

CTV.ca News Staff
CTV.ca

As world leaders gather in Washington for an emergency G20 economic summit, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says it's crucial that more countries are involved in helping to solve the international financial crisis.

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Bail outs, nationalizing U.S. banks, investor panic and GM facing bankruptcy: The G20 has its job cut out for it this weekend

Daniel Schwanen and Christopher Sands
National Post

The gathering of leaders of the G20 group of countries initiated by President Bush on November 15 may well represent a historical shift in international governance. That the meeting was convened at all is a sign of the current relative weakness of the United States.

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Fixing payments imbalances is central issue for international financial reform

Negotiations for solutions must involve developing countries holding large surpluses

Waterloo, Canada - Management and resolution of the very large payments imbalances among countries and regions is a central issue for international financial reform, states a new policy brief released today by the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI).

Monday, November 3, 2008

Mideast Called on to Shore up IMF

Kevin Carmichael
The Globe and Mail

U.K.'s Brown says oil producers should share petro-wealth, join effort to calm global financial crisis