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collection of recent reports and articles about the role of the IMF in
East Timor.
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Main Contents: BD:
Financing Reconstruction in East Timor
Tetum:
Boletim La’o Hamutuk:
[PDF formatu]
Vol. 2, No. 3 Junho 2001
Fundu Monetariu Internasional
(IMF) iha Timor Lorosa’e:
http://www.etan.org/lh/PDFs/bulv2n3T.pdf
Tetum:
Junho
2001 BLH: Fundu Monetariu Internasional (IMF) iha Timor Lorosa’e
Overview added Aug 18
"Maibe kasian, labele hare IMF
husi nian pratika demokratika. Lahanesan Banko
Mundial, IMF la’os ativa an ba sosiedadi civil iha rai sira nebe mak
sira serbisu ba. Biar reputasaun idane’e, iha hanoin/harapan katak mos
IMF sei hili nian konseilheiru rasik hodi rona no hare partisipasaun ativa
husi komunidadi Timoro Lorosa’e hodi hadia estruturas ekonomika iha ne’e."
La’o
Hamutuk, Institutu Timor Lorosa’e ba Analiza no Monitor Reconstrusaun
Tetum:
Junho
2001 BLH: Saida Mak Fundu Monetariu Internasiunal? Article
added Oct 26
"Husi ne’e, la halo hakfodak katak pratikas
IMF
hakarak hasai agendas husi nasaun riku sira iha mundu nian, liuliu atu
hakiak nasaun kapitalista sira nebe mak fo ajuda ba “negociu livre/perdagangan
tak beraturan” no investimentu nakloke. Maibe IMF hetan kritikas husi organisasaun
dezenvolvimentu no NGO direitus humanus barak, nune’e mos hanesan husi
guvernu nasiunal husi mundu tomak. Espesialmente iha termus konaba “ajustamentu
estrutural” tusan nian, ema barak hare IMF hanesan haka’as desisaun sira
hasoru nasaun kiak sira, nune’e halo susar bo’ot ba populasaun barak."
La’o
Hamutuk, Institutu Timor Lorosa’e ba Analiza no Monitor Reconstrusaun
June
2001 LHB: The International Monetary Fund in East Timor
Overview added June 21
"Unfortunately, the IMF [International
Monetary Fund] is not known for its democratic practices ... the IMF
does not actively reach out to civil society in the countries in which
it works. Notwithstanding this reputation, hopefully, the IMF will take
its own advice to heart and seek the active participation of the East Timorese
community in its work to shape the economic structures here." La'o
Hamutuk: East Timor Institute for Reconstruction Monitoring and Analysis
June
2001 LHB: What is the International Monetary Fund?Article
added June 21
"IMF practices tend to reflect
the agendas of the world’s wealthiest countries, primary among which is
to create capitalist countries that allow for unregulated trade and open
investment. And it is for such reasons that the IMF has come under sustained
criticism from many development and human rights NGOs, as well as national
governments throughout the world. Especially in terms of its structural
adjustment loans, many see the IMF as imposing policies on poor countries
that create great hardships for the majority of the population." La'o
Hamutuk: East Timor Institute for Reconstruction Monitoring and Analysis
June
2001 LHB: Dollarization & Democracy Editorial added
June 26
"Under pressure from the International
Monetary Fund and elements of the East Timorese political leadership,
UNTAET is intensifying its efforts to achieve what it calls “dollarization”—making
the U.S. dollar the sole currency of the territory. ... The potential for
inflation caused by dollarization is very real in East Timor. ... Given
this, what are the plans on the part of UNTAET and the IMF to protect East
Timorese—especially the poor who live on the margins— from the effects
of increasing prices?" La'o
Hamutuk: East Timor Institute for Reconstruction Monitoring and Analysis