Alternative policies to solve the crisis

November 2009

3 November 2009

Speaker(s)

Pedro Páez Pérez, Wiert Wiertsema

Pedro Páez Pérez gives a lecture on the causes of the financial crisis and the measures currently proposed by international financial and political institutions. As one of the co-founders of the Banco del Sur, he will touch upon the exemplary function of this bank in response to the global crisis.

Location

TNI seminar room

De Wittenstraat 25

See map: Google Maps

Programme

16.30 – 17.00 Lecture by Pedro Páez Pérez
17.00 – 17.15 Reaction of panelists Myriam Vander Stichele (SOMO) and Wiert Wiertsema (Both Ends)
17.15 – 18.00 Q&A
18.00 – 18.30 Drinks

Registration

Before Monday Nov 2nd at pietje.vervest@tni.org

Admission Free

Bio’s

Mr. Páez Pérez is former Minister for Economic Policy Coordination in Ecuador and currently the President of the Ecuadorian Presidential Commission for the New Regional Financial Architecture - Banco del Sur and Member of the UN High-level task force on the financial crisis (Stiglitz Commission). Professor Páez Pérez is a strong advocator for a New Regional Financial Architecture that is at the service of the people and the environment. For more information on Mr Páez Pérez’ policy, read page 3 of this report.

Myriam Vander Stichele works at SOMO and is a fellow of TNI. Currently she focuses on the services sector and more specifically on the financial sector, especially in the light of the financial crisis and with particular attention to the liberalisation of financial services through trade agreements.

Wiert Wiertsema coordinates the capital flows program of Both ENDS that focuses on the impacts of capital flows for sustainable development efforts. He has been involved in campaigns on multilateral development banks, climate finance, debt issues, export credit agencies and trade & investment. More recently he is involved in mapping the implications of the latest financial crisis, in particular for developing countries.