Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights on privatisation and development

Read the report on privatisation and development by Philip Alston, the UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, criticising the aggressive promotion of privatisation, as ‘systematically eliminating human rights protections and further marginalising those living in poverty.’

 

The Currency Transaction Tax - enhancing financial stability and financing development

Read Sony Kapoor’s original report for the Tobin Tax Network back in 2004: The Currency Transaction Tax – enhancing financial stability and financing development.

 

 

Billions to Trillions: A Reality Check

Our new report, Billions to Trillions: A Reality Check authored by Sony Kapoor of the think tank, RE-DEFINE, was launched during the 2019 UN Financing for Development Forum in New York.

The report outlines whay the mobilisation potential of blending has been oversold through the Billions to Trillions agenda by a factor of ten, and how continued blending evangelism is unhelpful in reaching the Sustainable Development Goals.

Read the report

Innovation with Impact: Financing 21st Century Development

The Gates Foundation, November 2011

In his report to the G20 in Cannes (November 2011) on new sources of finance for development Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, shows his support for a Financial Transactions Tax (FTT).

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Better FX - A guide to improved foreign exchange practice in the UK charity sector

Nana Yaa Boakye-Adjei, 2011 Stamp Out Poverty

Better FX is a practical guide for charities and social enterprises wanting to start, improve, or learn more about foreign exchange procurement practices.

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The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on the Budgets of Low-Income Countries

Kyrili K and Martin M, 2010 Development Finance International and Oxfam

This report examines the impact of the global financial crisis on the budgets of low-income countries, especially their spending to reach the Millennium Development Goals.

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Missing Millions

Boakye-Adjei NY, 2009 Stamp Out Poverty

Between £20-£50 million is being lost by UK charities in the process of sending funds overseas to carry out their humanitarian and development work. These millions do not make it to their intended destinations because of the uncompetitive rates and misleading transfer fees offered by banks when selling local currency.

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A Sterling Solution: Implementing a Stamp Duty on Sterling to Finance International Development

Spratt S, 2006 Intelligence Capital and Stamp Out Poverty

The report, written by City think-tank Intelligence Capital, details for the first time how the UK government can unilaterally implement a stamp duty on sterling currency transactions.

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A Euro Solution: Implementing a Stamp Duty on the euro to Finance International Development

Spratt S, 2006 Intelligence Capital and Stamp Out Poverty: London

This report written by City think-tank Intelligence Capital, shows for the first time how governments in the eurozone can implement a stamp duty on euro currency transactions to bridge the funding gap required to meet the Millennium Development Goals.

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