Financing for 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
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
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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