This issue of South Bulletin focuses on the key issues in the international monetary system, many of which are missing from the agenda of the G20 which will hold a Summit in November. Three articles deal with the need to reform the IMF and the global financial systems.

Other articles deal with recent emerging issues in the global economy – the currency chaos, volatile capital flows, and a new protectionism in the U.S.

The Bulletin also reports on:

• The slow progress in the UNFCCC climate talks in Tianjin, China;
• The South Centre’s conference and Board meeting in China;
• Impact of the global economic crisis on LDCs; and
• Yasuni initiative to leave oil in the ground to fight climate change

To access the whole South Bulletin, please  click here

To access individual articles, please see below:

• South Centre Paper Argues That the G20 Agenda Misses Some of the Key Issues for Reform of the International Monetary System
• The IMF Should Focus On Crisis Prevention Not Crisis Lending
• The Reforms Needed In the Global Financial and Monetary System
• Currency chaos threatens global recovery
• G20 Make Progress, But Differences Remain
• Slow Progress At Tianjin Climate Talks
• US Protectionist Wave Hits South’s Climate Efforts
• South Centre Holds Conference, Board Meeting in China
• Global Economic Crisis and Dilemmas of China’s Growth Path
• South Centre Chairman Calls for Review of Doing Business with IFIs and of South’s Growth Policies
• China’s Assistant Foreign Minister: Deep Rooted Causes Of Global Crisis Remain
• Impact of Global Economic Crisis on LDCs
• Mkapa: South Should Exit From Aid dependency
• Ecuador’s Yasuni Initiative - Leaving Oil In The Ground To Fight Climate Change