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What happened at the 2017 World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings?
With the World Bank and International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings wrapping up, Nadia Daar, the head of Oxfam International’s Washington office commented on the week’s events, including developments on inequality, climate change, and tax policy.
No breakthrough on the big issues at Spring Meetings
Oxfam's Nadia Daar commented on the Bank and the IMF's progress on climate change, inequality, education, and more.
Amidst political uncertainty, World Bank and IMF must recommit to combating climate change, inequality
The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund cannot allow political and economic shocks to hijack their ambitions to combat climate change and curb inequality, warned Oxfam.
Focus on growth through trade must not overshadow need to tackle inequality, warns Oxfam
Oxfam's verdict on the World Bank and International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings.
Success of “global tax platform” hinges on how well it represents developing countries and fights inequality
This global tax platform represents a step in a long road towards building a fairer and more transparent global tax system. The platform must be able to deliver tangible results and combat inequality, but most importantly, it must give the poorest countries a voice.
Panama Papers dominate tax discussions during the Spring Meetings
At the close of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund’s Spring Meetings in Washington, Chris Stalker, Acting Head of Oxfam International’s Washington office, commented on the week's developments.
European ministers swing and miss against tax havens
“Today’s so-called ‘hammer blow’ against tax cheats misses. If the proposed registry of beneficial owners of companies and trusts is hidden from the public, how can we know who is hiding their profits and fortunes and trying to avoid paying their fair share?" said Susana Ruiz, Oxfam's tax policy expert.
Tough tax talk from Kim and Lagarde, but concrete proposals still missing
“It’s great to hear tough talk from both Jim Kim and Christine Lagarde on ending tax havens. We’ve seen this happen time and time again: when the richest fail to pay their fair share, the budgets for education, health, and other social services that the poorest depend on, are the first to get slashed," said Chris Stalker, acting head of Oxfam International's Washington office.
World Bank and IMF must help bring an end to tax havens
Following the abuses revealed in the Panama Papers, world leaders attending the Spring Meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund this week must seize the moment to take decisive action and help end the era of tax havens, said Oxfam today.
Inequality on the agenda for Lagarde and Kim ahead of World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings
Christine Lagarde, the International Monetary Fund’s managing director, and Jim Yong Kim, president of the World Bank, spoke Tuesday about their institutions’ priorities ahead of next week’s spring meetings in Washington.
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