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High Level Conference on Guidelines for Responsible Sovereign Lending and Borrowing
… internationally recognized principles that promote responsible sovereign lending and borrowing practices. The conference was opened by the … discussed a set of proposed principles aiming to guide responsible sovereign lending and borrowing. The conference …
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Second Draft of UNCTAD Principles on Responsible Sovereign Lending and Borrowing
… Government of Norway, the major donor of the initiative on Responsible Sovereign Financing, reiterated its support and … crises. … GDS/DDF … Second Draft of UNCTAD Principles on Responsible Sovereign Lending and Borrowing … news …
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South American countries support UNCTAD principles on responsible sovereign lending and borrowing
… … South American countries support UNCTAD principles on responsible sovereign lending and borrowing … news …
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COVID-19 requires gender-equal responses to save economies
… Source: ILOStat - Percentage of respondents who report borrowing any money in the previous 12 months (by themselves … pay Women's unpaid work is set to increase. Women remain responsible for the lion's share of domestic chores and care …
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Norway to audit debt on basis of UNCTAD principles
… to implement the Principles and act as a role model of responsible sovereign lending will be the start of a larger … the global financial crisis. “Norway will continue to be a responsible lender. We hope this work will inspire other … importance of promoting responsible sovereign lending and borrowing. In December 2010, the General Assembly emphasized …
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European Parliament adopts Resolution on Financing for Development supporting UNCTAD's work in the field of Sovereign Debt
… for this conference supports UNCTAD's initiative on responsible sovereign financing and presses the EU to work towards the implementation the related Principles on Responsible Sovereign Lending and Borrowing. Para 46 of this Resolution states that …
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First debt audit based on UNCTAD principles
… a new standard for the use of the new UN principles for responsible lending and borrowing, and encourage other countries to follow suit." …
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World leaders call for stronger multilateral solutions to debt crisis
… into trouble.” “I need not tell you the difference between borrowing to build a school or polyclinic versus borrowing to build an airport or a seaport, which have … developing countries. Following the UNCTAD principles on responsible sovereign borrowing and lending , this registry …
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As growth slows, developing countries face uncertain debt situation, Head of UNCTAD tells meeting
… said that the UNCTAD-formulated set of Principles on Responsible Sovereign Lending and Borrowing should be increasingly applied, and called for … Secretary-General noted that UNCTAD’s set of Principles on Responsible Sovereign Lending and Borrowing “do not create …
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5 critical policy agendas for economic recovery in developing countries
… growing stock of debt are often disproportionally borne by borrowing sovereigns. In times of economic, social or climate …