Public Forum on the Role of International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Ghana’s Development Process
Source: ISODEC
As part of its Advocacy programmes the Globalisation Response Programme (GREP) of ISODEC organized a two-day public forum under the topic " the role of the nternational Financial Institutions in Ghana's Development Process".
The first day's programme was an open forum organized at Teachers' Hall. The forum sought to answer questions such as; what has been the role of IMF in Ghana's development process? Between IMF and World Bank who is responsible for what? How will the poor fare under HIPC? Also incorporated n the day's programme was the launching of the book "The 2001 Annual Budget: A call to honour the Social Contract" a research analysis by the Center for Budget Advocacy, a Unit of ISODEC.
The forum was organized to deliberate on the following sub-topics:
• HIPC Conditionalities and Ghana's development options
• The social and economic consequences of the current austerity measures
• Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy Programme: Conditionality or a development
Strategy?
Each topic had three panel members and a moderator to lead the discussion. There were questions and contributions after each panel presentation.
The second day’s programme was a strategizing session organized to brainstorm on possible solutions to the issues/problems raised during the previous day’s open forum and to possibly write a memorandum on them to the President of the Republic. Two workshops were organized during the session.
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