Debt and Finance

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 As the importance of FDI to the global economy increases, there is a growing need for stable and well-tailored FDI regimes that promote national well-being and sustainability.

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A Development Finance Institution (DFI) is a body which seeks to plug the gaps in financial investment left by the private sector, with a view to fostering economic development within the countries in which they operate.  This legal guide provides an overview of the purpose of DFIs, how they go about fulfilling that purpose, the difficulties they encounter in doing so, their structure, and the metrics they use to measure the impact they have on developing economies.

Date: 17 July 2012
Time: 6.30pm - 8.00pm
Venue: White & Case LLP, 5 Old Broad Street, London, EC2N 1DW

Impact investing aims to not only generate a financial return but also to support businesses that have social or environmental benefits, or both.  

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This guide offers an overview of the functioning of a public-private partnership, including the parties involved, the agreement and the process. This paper also outlines the advantages and disadvantages of a public-private partnership.

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This legal guide highlights the obstacles to private equity investment in developing countries, including underdeveloped corporate governance procedures, civil unrest and political instability. It addresses the environmental and social impact of private equity and looks at the biggest challenge to successful private equity investment in developing countries: tax transparency and tax evasion.

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 This legal guide examines the nature and importance of microinsurance in protecting individuals and groups with low-incomes against specific risks, especially in relation to climate change related events.  It discusses the wide range of microinsurance products that are available and addresses the key issues facing microinsurers.

Read the full guide to Fundamentals of microinsurance.

In many communities a lack of access to credit can prevent individuals and communities from starting businesses and making a sustainable living.

A4ID’s development partner, Oxfam GB, works with communities in remote, rural areas to support small and medium-sized enterprises. Oxfam GB helps local people – predominantly agricultural workers – set up businesses, improve their products and management, and access loans to buy machinery.

On 8 October 2011 Jubilee Debt Campaign launched their Week of Action Against Global Debt campaign. Jubilee Scotland (JS) is trying to raise awareness of the issue of sovereign debt arbitration, and in particular, promote Scotland as a centre of arbitration.

Read the briefing prepared by Jubilee Scotland on this subject.

With Debt Week just around the corner (8th-16th October), Jubilee Scotland held a People’s Debt Tribunal last night in the Scottish Parliament.

The event was organised to raise awareness of the issues affecting some of the poorest countries in the world as a result of their debts and to promote arbitration in cases where disputes exist over the legitimacy and “payability” of their debt arrangements with creditors.

Chaired by John Campbell QC and sponsored by Sarah Boyack MSP, the event was a great success.