November, 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.
The G20 has its job cut out for it this weekend
The group’s real function at this time is mainly political, indeed perhaps even psychological
Group effort needed to solve crisis: Flaherty
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.
Bail outs, nationalizing U.S. banks, investor panic and GM facing bankruptcy: The G20 has its job cut out for it this weekend
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.
Fixing payments imbalances is central issue for international financial reform
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).
Mideast Called on to Shore up IMF
U.K.'s Brown says oil producers should share petro-wealth, join effort to calm global financial crisis