Thursday, July 1, 2010

*** JULY 2nd ~ UN HIGH-LEVEL POLICY DIALOGUE - Heads of International Financial and Trade Institutions (World Bank, IMF, UNCTAD and WTO) ...

Bumped ~ IMF SDRs ~ Senior UN Economic Officials Recommend Greater Reliance on an Alternative to the U.S. Dollar known as Special Drawing Rights - Here we go~
JULY 2, 2010 HIGH-LEVEL POLICY DIALOGUE

The High-Level Policy Dialogue with the Heads of International Financial and Trade Institutions (World Bank, IMF, UNCTAD and WTO) will be held on 2 July 2010. It will focus on major developments in the world economy and international economic cooperation.

The event will be moderated by Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, Mr. Sha Zukang, and will feature representatives of UNCTAD, the World Trade Organization, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

http://www.un.org/en/ecosoc/julyhls/dialogue10.shtml

World Economic Situation and Prospects 2010 (page 11 exchange rates, page 15 global imbalances)

Informal Note - Executive Summary of WESP Mid-2010: World Economic Situation and Prospects 2010-11

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/g8-g20/newsfeed/?feedID=59044839563465779

Central Bank of Iraq's Governor, Sinan Shabibi and the United Nations - UN Meeting ...March 23-24-2010