Videos

Recent Videos

• Global Food Insecurity and Price Volatility

  04/16/12   Meeting (Link)

  April 11, 2012 UN General Assembly meeting
• Good Growth Book Launch at UN Discusses African Development Strategies

  04/13/12   Meeting (Link)

  Good Growth and Governance in Africa: Rethinking Development Strategies

  IPD's latest publication entitled "Good Growth and Governance in Africa: Rethinking Development Strategies" was showcased at the UN in partnership with the JICA Research Institute on April 9th, 2012. A panel discussion with several respected development and African experts discussed strategies for improving African growth.

  Once at the UN's site, please select the fourth video on the right-hand side of the page for coverage of this IPD event.

• The Global Economic Crisis: Can Canada escape a lost decade?

  02/09/12   Meeting (Link)

  Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Event

  On January 26, 2012, in Ottawa, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives organized an event titled "The Global Economic Crisis: Can Canada escape a lost decade?" The first session examined perspectives on the crisis and the way forward, and featured Yanis Varoufakis (Department of Economic Sciences, University of Athens) and Stephany Griffith-Jones (Initiative for Policy Dialogue, Columbia University).

• Introduction of a Financial Transaction Tax

  02/08/12   Meeting (Link)

  S&D Group at European Parliament.

  Introduction of a financial transaction tax: Press conference by EP Vice-President Anni Podimata and Stephany Griffith-Jones, Financial Markets Programme Director at the Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia University.

• Prof Joseph Stiglitz: A Call for Multilateral Trade

  12/16/11   Interview

  Interview with HKTDC

  Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz says he has "a lot of reservations" about the recently formed Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) led by the United States, but not including China. Stiglitz, a key speaker at January's Asian Financial Forum 2012 in Hong Kong, believes the US relationship with China is key to global trade and Hong Kong remains an important interface.

  AFF website: http://www.asianfinancialforum.com

  Event media release: http://www.asianfinancialforum.com/pdf/AFF_2012_PR_General_Nov22.pdf