Private Sector Development and the Financial Crisis

Introduction

This page aims to provide links to a selection of the many materials now being produced on the global financial crisis and its impact in developing countries. Click on an entry below to access a website or document. Suggestions for additions to this page are welcome at any time:

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News and Discussion - Some Useful Resources

Websites

African Development Bank Group - Financial Crisis: Reports and conference notes on the economic crisis in the African context.
Asian Development Bank - Global Financial Crisis: Resources and Papers on the economic crisis in the Asian context.
DFID - Crisis Update: Country-by-country breakdown of the impacts starting to be felt in developing countries.
German Development Insitiute (DIE) Global Financial Crisis: Academic papers, discussion columns and media articles on the finanical crisis.
ILO and the Global Job Crisis: Information on the employment and social impact of the crisis and policy responses.
IMF - Financial Crisis: News, opinion, background papers and policy notes.
Overseas Development Institute (ODI): ODI information relating to the global financial crisis, including key publications and events.
OECD,Tackling the Financial and Economic Crisis: Useful statistics, key publications and speeches on the financial and economic crisis.
USAID - Financial Crisis Updates: Weekly updates on the global financial crisis including a global economic overview, global financial market indicators, emerging market equity and bond prices, commodity prices, and foreign exchange rates.
World Bank - "Crisis Talk": Blog featuring opinions on the financial crisis and emerging markets

Documents (most recent first)

What are the Implications of the Global Crisis and its Aftermath for Developing Countries, 2010-2020?, IPC-IG Policy Paper, 2010
Fiscal Implications of the Global Economic and Financial Crisis for Developing Countries, David Bevan, Oxford University for DFID, 2010
Promoting Responsible and Sustainable Enterprise-Level Practices at Times of Crisis, ILO Booklet, 2009
Resilience of the Cooperative Business Model in Times of Crisis, ILO Booklet, 2009
Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and the Global Economic Crisis: Impacts and Policy Responses, ILO Booklet, 2009
ILO role in economic and financial crises: Lessons from the 2002 Argentine crisis and its aftermath, ILO, Employment Report 4, 2009
Learning from the 1997-1998 Asian Financial Crises: The ILO Experience in Thailand and Indonesia, ILO, Employment Report 3, 20
The Global Economic Crisis: Towards Syndrome Free Recovery for Africa, UN WIDER Discussion Paper, June 2009
Impact of the Global Economic Crisis on the Arab Region, UN WIDER Angle article, June 2009
The Financial Crisis and its Impact on Developing Countries, International Policy Centre, Working Paper # 53, April 2009; International Policy Centre, One Pager # 81, April 2009
The Impact of the Global Economic Slowdown on South Asia, ADB Discussion Paper, March 2009
The Implications of the Global Financial Crisis for Low-Income Countries, IMF, March 2009
Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Sub-Saharan Africa, IMF Africa Department, 2009
Implications of the Financial Crisis for Development Finance and Global Governance, OECD Working Paper No. 277, March 2009
Swimming Against the Tide: How Developing Countries are Coping with the Global Crisis, Background Paper prepared by World Bank Staff for the G20, March 2009
The Financial Crisis of 2008 and the Developing Countries, UN WIDER Discussion Paper, January 2009
The Global Economic Crisis: Assessing Vulnerability with a Poverty Lens, World Bank, January 2009
The Global Financial Crisis - Will Successful African Coutries be Affected?, ODI, December 2008
The Impact of the Financial Crisis on Developing Countries, Justin Yifu Lin, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, World Bank, October 2008
The Financial Crisis and Developing Countries, Peter Wolff, DIE Briefing Paper 8/2008

Organisational Responses to the Economic Crisis

Past Events

The Impact of the Global Economic Slowdown on Poverty and Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific, ADB, 28-30 September 2009, Hanoi, Vietnam
e-Discussion on Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development, UN Department for Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) and UNDP, Phase I lasts until 26 June
Recovering from the Global Crisis: Towards an Action Plan for Africa and the Least Developed Countries, (Side Event at the UN Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development), United Nations Headquarters, 25 June 2009, New York, USA.
The Crisis and Beyond: For a stronger, cleaner, fairer economy, OECD Forum, 23-24 June 2009, Paris, France
Corporate Governance and Development , ESRC Seminar Series, 5 June 2009, Lancashire, UK
The Global Financial Crisis and the Reform of the Financial Regulatory Framework, German Development Institute (DIE), 7-8 May 2009, Beijing, China
The Global Recession and Africa: Where next after the G-20?, ODI, 5 May 2009, London, UK
New Ideas in Development after the Financial Crisis, Centre for Global Development, 22-23 April 2009, Washington DC, USA
High-Level Regional Forum on Responding to the Economic Crisis - Coherent Policies for Growth, Employment and Decent Work in Asia and the Pacific, ILO, 18-20 February 2009, Manila, Philippines
The Global Financial Crisis and Developing Countries, ODI, 11 February 2009, London, UK
Enabling Growth and Promoting Equity in Global Recession , ODI, 12-13 February 2009, London, UK
Effects of the Global Financial Crisis on Developing Countries and Emerging Markets, 11 December 2008, Berlin, Germany