On March 31, 2009 and in view of the G-20 Heads of State Meeting in London on April 2, the Symi Symposium organised a Preparatory Workshop for the meeting of the SI Commission on Global Financial Issues, taking place on the same day at the UN Headquarters under the chairmanship of Joseph E. Stiglitz.

Michel Chossudovsky has opinions about the IMF and G20.

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Financial markets in turmoil, energy price rises, food riots, violent conflicts and environmental disasters. And whatever the disaster, poor and marginalised people are always affected the most.... It doesn't have to be this way.

Meena Raman · Trevor Ngwane · Susan George · Tariq Ramadan · Mark Thomas · Bianca Jagger. Chair: Asad Rehman.

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Bob Geldof speaks his mind about Africa needing representation in any new financial architecture

Suggestions for Domestic and International Financial Reform
Costas Lapavitsas, Research on Money and Finance, Department of Economy, SOAS,
Speaking at the 2nd Workshop: “Developing Joint UK Policy Responses to the Financial and Economic Crisis” organised by the Bretton Woods Project and School of Oriental and African Studies.

Economic Nobel Price Winner Joseph Stiglitz speaks in front of the UN general assembly on the current economic crisis

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