Re:Eric 'Economy very weak' (tags)
War Eclipses Crucial IMF Report (tags)
All Africa.com reports that 'for the first time the IMF has admitted that forcing developing countries to open their markets to foreign investors could increase the risk of financial crises. That has been said before - but not by IMF ... And to twist the knife, the IMF report says there is "little evidence" that its policies on liberalisation encourage economic growth in poor countries.
In other news - IMF reports globalization doesn't help the poor (tags)
While the world's attention is focused on war in Iraq, the International Monetary Fund has released a study finding there is little evidence that globalization helps poor countries. In other words, the protesters were right all along.