Issue No. 597 (16-31 July 2015)
Development financing meet yields meager results

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Failing to finance development?
The third International Conference on Financing for Development, held in Addis Ababa on 13-16 July, fell woefully short of delivering adequate means and resources to fund the development process.
by Bhumika Muchhala

Addis Ababa Action Agenda adopted amidst widespread disappointment
The FfD outcome document met with a disappointed response from developing countries which lamented its failure to sufficiently address key areas of development financing.
by Ranja Sengupta

New chapter in Greek tragedy
When a country mismanages its debt, it can lose its sovereignty and dignity – a lesson that is being imposed again on the Greek nation.
by Martin Khor

WTO’s Nairobi meet must deliver on development, say CSOs
Over 300 civil society groups worldwide have called for trade negotiations in the WTO to prioritize development issues instead of further opening up markets to developed-country corporations.
by Kanaga Raja

Analysis: US undermining multilateral WTO system through TiSA talks?
Recently leaked draft negotiating texts of the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) highlight the dangers posed by a pact that would not only enshrine a corporate-driven agenda but also stand at odds with the architecture of the multilateral trade regime.
by Chakravarthi Raghavan