Title: Commission hearings, September 9, 1999 to February 2, 2000
Description: Unedited transcripts of the commission, set up in 1999 to provide recommendations to the Congress and Treasury Dept. on issues related to reform of international financial organizations, the aid and debt relief process, and on the U.S. government's contribution to international finance. The commission looked at the future of seven key institutions: the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank Group, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the African Development Bank, the World Trade Organization (WTO), and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
Subjects: Debt relief, Economic assistance, External Debts, International Financial institutions, International finance