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"a critique of these financial packages needs to be seen as much more than just a further illustration of Western hypocrisy"

"must register and consolidate their victories in the institutions of that state"

The opening ceremony of Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST) of JICA's leading projects in Egypt was held in June 3rd, 2010. It was attended by Dr. Ahmed Nazif, President of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Mrs. Sadako Ogata, Minister of Higher Education, Dr. Hani Helal, Minister of International Cooperation, Mrs.

By the same authorMarie-Christine Vergiat By the same authorGabi Zimmer By the same authorCADTM Press release 4 April 2011 by Marie-Christine Vergiat, Gabi Zimmer, CADTM Press release of Marie-Christine Vergiat (Front de Gauche) and Gabi Zimmer (Die Linke) MEPs and of the CADTM (Committee for the Abolition of the Third World Debt) Following a meeting held in the European parliament in Brussels organised by the CADTM (committee for the Abolition of the Third World Debt) and two MEPs from the GUE-NGL (European United Left-Nordic Green Left), Marie Christine Vergiat (Front de Gauche) and Gaby Zimmer (Die Linke), and several members of the European and national parliaments belonging to different political affiliations, are launching an appeal calling for the immediate suspension of the EU debt repayment by Tunisia (with frozen interests).

Egypt's Revolution has cost the country, up to September, US$9.79 billion, according to a report issued by consultancy group Geopolicity. Titled "The cost of the Arab spring & Roadmap for G20/UN support", the report shows results of a costing exercise undertaken by Geopolicity, based on data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It accounts for the impact of productivity losses on GDP and public finance, but excludes losses to human life, infrastructure damage and business and foreign direct investment losses. The near 10 billion dollars shed by Egypt are divided among the $4.27 billion cost to GDP and $5.52 billion in lost public finances.

The EBRD, an international lending institution which has focused on emerging European economies, announced last week that shareholder governments had backed the expansion of its mandate to North Africa. The bank is one of the tools the international community will use to supply aid to Arab governments and encourage them to pursue democratic reforms in the wake of this year's Arab Spring political unrest.

Primarily intended users of the Guide are auditors and supreme audit institutions (SAIs) who possess little or no knowledge and experience of public debt auditing. SAI auditors who are completely new to public debt management auditing are advised to first build their understanding of the subject of public debt before using this guide. One option for this would be study the IDI's training materials on public debt management auditing. Auditors who already possess knowledge of public debt issues or who have experience in public debt auditing can use this guide to scope their public debt management audits and develop their audit work plans.

""We were told that if we refused the international community's conditions, we would become the Cuba of the North. But if we had accepted, we would have become the Haiti of the North.""

PAPER: II. The Rule of Repayment in State and Government Succession III. Definitions of Odious Debt. IV. Odious Debt in the Sources of International Law

BIC's MENA program has prepared a list of the projects that the World Bank is currently funding or preparing to fund in Egypt. The list provides a brief description of each project, in addition to an explanatory diagram that summarizes the World Bank's project cycles. An arabic version of the list will be published soon.

Art-Oil-Numbers-Bodies-Love: Live Art Workshop on the Problems of the Oil Economy and Oil Sponsorship of the Arts with Nicole Garneau August 9-12, 2012 Art-Oil-Numbers-Bodies-Love is a 3-day intensive workshop in which participants will be encouraged to try different strategies for producing small solo and collaborative live art gestures or mini-performances on the subject of oil economies and oil sponsorship of art and culture.

Tunisia urgently needs to marshal all of its financial resources to meet immediate needs, including extreme poverty, benefits for the unemployed, improving workers' material conditions, etc. Meanwhile, we're getting reports of foreign initiatives to develop an emergency "aid" package for Tunisia, including 17 million euros from the European Commission and 350,000 euros from the French state.

The loan, reported by state news media on Wednesday, appeared to be part of a broad public relations campaign. Faced with criticism of its reluctance to turn over power and its brutal treatment of protesters, the ruling military council is apparently trying to show it is helping alleviate Egyptians' financial distress.

""The Brothers see this as a major source of its appeal among Western audiences," Hamid explains. "Most people think the Brothers would be aligned with a leftist interventionist approach to the economy. But after taking a second look, most investors find themselves pleasantly surprised when they find out otherwise." "

"It was particularly relevant then that this morning's sessions, which focussed on lessons for Europe from the global South, looked in some detail as to how the 'Third World debt' crisis had been created and prolonged by all manner of 'bail-out' and restructuring packages. We heard from representatives from Peru, the Philippines, Brazil, Morocco, Argentina, and Zimbabwe (virtually), who showed how their debt crises were used to force detrimental policies on their countries by institutions like the International Monetary Fund, which set back their economies for decades. "

Cairo, Egypt [RenewableEnergyAccess.com] Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) will loan 10,665 million yen [USD $90,000] to the Arab Republic of Egypt for materials, equipment and consulting necessary for the construction of a 150 MW integrated solar combined cycle power plant in the Kuraymat district, which is about 100 km south of Cairo.

1. On March 30, 2010, JICA (President: Sadako Ogata) signed an agreement with the government of the Arab Republic of Egypt for a Japanese ODA loan up to 38.864 billion yen for the Gulf of El Zayt Wind Power Plant Project. 2.