< March 2011
12.04.2011 12:00 Age: 1 year
Category: Press Hits
IMF Gold Campaign
On April 4th, Jubilee USA Network and 58 international partners including ONE, Oxfam, and ActionAid, launched a campaign demanding the $2.8 billion in extra profit from IMF gold sales go to the world’s poorest countries for debt relief. The campaign has already received international press coverage in Slovakia, Bulgaria, Portugal, Mexico, France, and Spain.
TASR. "Menový fond predal zlato. Chce pomôcť chudobným: Koalícia rozvojových skupín vyzvala MMF, aby využil peniaze z predaja zlata na odpísanie dlhov," Finweb. April 5, 2011.
"МВФ ще обсъди средствата от продажба на злато," VESTI.bg. April 4, 2011.
"IMF urged to use gold profits to aid poor nations," Reuters Africa. April 4, 2011.
Elliot, Larry. "IMF urged to use surplus gold for debt relief: Campaigners say IMF's $2.6bn windfall is perfect opportunity to cancel poor countries' debts," Guardian UK. April 4, 2011.
Lobe, Jim. "NGOs Call for IMF Gold Profits to Cancel Debts of Poorest Countries," Inter Press Service News Agency. April 4, 2011.
Jones, Tim. "Debt, gold and the IMF windfall," Ekklesia. April 4, 2011.
Lusa. "FMI discute destino de lucro excedente da venda de ouro," DN Economia. April 4, 2011.
"Ganancias de venta oro logradas por FMI servirían a naciones pobres," GrupoFormula. April 4, 2011.
"Le FMI va discuter de l'utilisation des profits tirés de la vente d'or," Les Echos. April 4, 2011.
"Piden al FMI usar beneficios del oro para ayudar a los países pobres," El Mundo. April 4, 2011.
Lobe, Jim. "Ngos Call For Imf Gold Profits To Cancel Debts Of Poorest Countries," Global Issues. April 4, 2011.
Lobe, Jim. "NGOs Call for IMF gold profits to cancel debts of poorest countries," AFRONLINE. April 5, 2011.
Lobe, Jim. "Africa: NGOs Call for IMF Gold Profits to Cancel Debts of Poorest Countries," allAfrica.com. April 4, 2011.
"OXFAM " IMF gold sales windfall should go to poor countries in crisis, urge global…" CBS Money Watch. April 4, 2011.
Lobe, Jim. "Gold profits requested for world's poorest: Nearly 60 international NGOs urged IMF to use $2.8bn of gold proceeds to help cancel debts of nations in crisis," Aljazeera. April, 6 2011.
"Protesters build an 8 ft-high pile of oversized "gold bars" during a rally in Washington," Townhall.com. April 15, 2011.
"IMF protests, Day 1: Jubilee and Power Shift protest the IMF," DC Direct Action News. April 15, 2011.
"Protesters build an 8 ft-high pile of oversized "gold bars"," Daylife. April 16, 2011.
"Protesters build an 8 ft-high pile of oversized "gold bars"," SRNNews.com. April, 15, 2011.
"Protesters build an 8 ft-high pile of oversized "gold bars"," Daily Sun. April 15, 2011.
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