G-24

• Agenda
• Logistics Note

Current Turmoil and Implications for Developing Countries: Assessment of Recent Developments

Presentation:
World Economic Situation and Prospects - Jomo K. Sundaram

Background Material:
World Economic Outlook Update - July 2008, IMF
Trade and Development Report 2008, UNCTAD

Causes and Impact of the Food Crisis

Presentation:
Food Price Crisis: Rethinking Food Security Policies - Anuradha Mittal

Background Material:

Food Price Crisis: Rethinking Food Security Policies by Anuradha Mittal
A Food Import Compensation Mechanism: A Modest Proposal to Reduce Food Price Effects on Poor Countriesby Kunibert Raffer

Climate Change and Development: The Continuing Debate

Background Material:
Carbon Markets and Beyond: The (Limited) Role of Prices and Taxes in Climate and Development Policy by Franck Ackerman

Addressing Gaps in Financial Regulation

Presentation:
Criteria for Financial Regulatory Reform - Stephany Griffith-Jones and José A. Ocampo

Background Material:

• Introduction of Basel 2: The Current State of Play
• Basel 2 at a Time of Financial Peril by Andrew Cornford
• The FSF’s Agenda for Financial Reform by Andrew Cornford
• Agenda and Criteria for Financial Regulatory Reform by Jane D’Arista and Stephany Griffith – Jones

Voice and Representation Reform in the World Bank

Presentation:
Voice and Vote Reform in the World Bank: Towards Common Ground - Amar Bhattacharya

Panel on Financing for Development

Background Material:

• Accra Agenda for Action, September 2008
• Draft Doha Outcome Document: On Reviewing the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus
• Financing for Development from Monterrey to Doha, South Center