Yoosk today! - The Global Financial Crisis: the Developing World and Global Institutions

The Global Financial Crisis: the Developing World and Global Institutions

Presented by

Rhona Ganguly

Submit questions by Mar 02 2009
Interview published on Mar 03 2009

The background

Foreign Office Minister Lord Malloch Brown, whose brief covers Africa, Asia and the UN is inviting your questions on the challenges and solutions involved in helping developing nations weather the current financial storm.

As Minister responsible for the UN, he'd also like to hear your questions and views on the world's major international institutions.The Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for the urgent reform of global institutions such as the World Bank and IMF and the current financial crisis has put the spotlight on these bodies more than ever before.

To put your questions to Lord Malloch Brown, click on the picture below.

Panel

Lord Malloch-Brown

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mikemaybury is asking Lord Malloch-Brown: "As I billion people lack clean water and 2 billion lack sanitation can the UK initiate a world-wide campaign to provide the infrastructure and training necessary, which will create jobs and stimulate..." Show more »"As I billion people lack clean water and 2 billion lack sanitation can the UK initiate a world-wide campaign to provide the infrastructure and training necessary, which will create jobs and stimulate businesses worldwide and lead to dramatic savings in health costs?" Show less »
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0 comment | Topic: World Affairs | Email to friends | Feb 26 2009 4:52:03 PM |

Scottish is asking Lord Malloch-Brown: "How will the G20 work with other multilateral world institutions to find solutions? What can the Asian, African and Interamerican development banks contribute? Are we focussing too narrowly on the World..." Show more »"How will the G20 work with other multilateral world institutions to find solutions? What can the Asian, African and Interamerican development banks contribute? Are we focussing too narrowly on the World Bank and IMF?" Show less »
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0 comment | Topic: World Affairs | Email to friends | Feb 26 2009 8:47:56 AM |

Scottish is asking Lord Malloch-Brown: "Education consumes wealth rather than creates it. Yet no country will survive the global financial crisis without investing substantially in education and skills, and doing so urgently. How will the..." Show more »"Education consumes wealth rather than creates it. Yet no country will survive the global financial crisis without investing substantially in education and skills, and doing so urgently. How will the London Summit help solve this conundrum?" Show less »
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0 comment | Topic: World Affairs | Email to friends | Feb 26 2009 7:54:31 AM |

huifenxu is asking Lord Malloch-Brown: "
As a specialist on China affairs, how you look at the stimuli plan pronouced by Chinese government?
Thanks.
"
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0 comment | Topic: World Affairs | Email to friends | Feb 24 2009 12:22:59 PM |

aniuska is asking Lord Malloch-Brown: "Mr. Malloch-Brown I'd like to know if you think that decissions that will affect every single living being in this world should be taken by a group of 7 or 20 countries? And if you do..I'd like to know..." Show more »"Mr. Malloch-Brown
I'd like to know if you think that decissions that will affect every single living being in this world should be taken by a group of 7 or 20 countries? And if you do..I'd like to know why you think that. This specifically related to the financial and economic crisis, more accurately the reforms this groups are proposing." Show less »
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0 comment | Topic: World Affairs | Email to friends | Feb 15 2009 8:48:41 PM |

Sadbog74 is asking Lord Malloch-Brown: "Is the problem on contemporary globalization, the fact that nations have to compete with each other to deregulate their financial sector and cut taxes for big business, in order to attract foreign investment..." Show more »"Is the problem on contemporary globalization, the fact that nations have to compete with each other to deregulate their financial sector and cut taxes for big business, in order to attract foreign investment to create jobs and wealth?" Show less »
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0 comment | Topic: World Affairs | Email to friends | Feb 13 2009 10:44:27 AM |

Sadbog74 is asking Lord Malloch-Brown: "Can the IMF be democratized, so as to avoid the free market fundamentalist regime that it has been for the last 30 years?"
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0 comment | Topic: World Affairs | Email to friends | Feb 13 2009 10:40:21 AM |

Sadbog74 is asking Lord Malloch-Brown: "Can we expect to see an IMF that doesn't give out loans on condition that nations cut spending on public services and the welfare state?"
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0 comment | Topic: World Affairs | Email to friends | Feb 13 2009 10:39:31 AM |

Sadbog74 is asking Lord Malloch-Brown: "Can we expect to see a Democratic and inclusive IMF that gives developing nations a voice in the policies that it undertakes?"
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0 comment | Topic: World Affairs | Email to friends | Feb 13 2009 10:38:26 AM |

Sadbog74 is asking Lord Malloch-Brown: "Could a World Green Bank be created, that give loans or grants to countries with green strings attached? Such as a grant on condition that your countries auto industry retools to make hybrid cars, ..." Show more »"Could a World Green Bank be created, that give loans or grants to countries with green strings attached? Such as a grant on condition that your countries auto industry retools to make hybrid cars, as is being done in the America, the UK and the rest of Europe? " Show less »
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0 comment | Topic: Environment | Email to friends | Feb 13 2009 10:37:34 AM |

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