Bonn, 14 June 2011

The Executive Director of South Centre made a presentation at the Special Event, organised by the Chairs of the Subsidiary Bodies on Implementation (SBI) and Science and Technological Advice (SBSTA). This is an outline of his presentation.

5 April 2009

Although the G20 Summit in London was publicised as providing $1 trillion for developing countries, in fact the extra funds are much less.  Moreover, the IMF is to get more resources but without undergoing the necessary reforms. South Centre's Executive Director, Martin Khor, commented on the G20 Summit in London on 2 April.

Published in The Star, 23 March 2009

At the African Union's Trade Ministers' conference in Addis Ababa in mid-March, there was great anxiety about the growing effects of the global recession.  In particular, African countries are worried about the Economic Partnership Agreements being negotiated with the European Union.  

This article by South Centre Executive Director Martin Khor was published in the Malaysian newspaper The Star on 23 March 2009, as part of the column Global Trends.

Published in The Star, 30 March 2009  

In the column Global Trends in the Malaysian newspaper, The Star, the South Centre's Executive Director Martin Khor writes on the G20 Summit taking place this week in London.

Hopes that the G20 Summit will make decisions adequate to address the global economic crisis are fading.  The danger is that the leaders will give more resources to the IMF, while not reforming the IMF.  Meanwhile the UN has just held a special dialogue on the crisis, with Prof. Stiglitz presenting a summary of the report of the UN Commission.

Mr. Martin Khor has joined as the Executive Director of the South Centre with effect from 1 March 2009.

Prior to this, Mr. Khor served as the Director of the Third World Network, a leading developing-country civil society organization involved in research and publications in trade, environment and development issues.