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July 24, 2016 Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today at the conclusion of the Group of 20 (G20) Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Chengdu, China: “We met at a time of political uncertainty from the Brexit vote, and continued financial market volatility. …
Brussels/Paris, 15 December 2015 – The European Steel Association (EUROFER) welcomed the global agreement concluded last weekend at the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) climate conference. The agreement is a historic step towards to limiting climate change to less than 2°C compared to pre-industrial levels. However, the agreement lacks a comprehensive strategy as to …
Brussels, 24 November 2015 – The Extraordinary Competitiveness Council of 9 November convened to discuss the worsening crisis in the European steel industry. That fruitful discussion delivered a number of promising goals. Today, the industry calls on the European Parliament’s International Trade Committee (INTA) and Foreign Affairs (FAC) Council to move the EU from words …
As the trial re-commences of prominent human rights defender Leyla Yunus and her husband Arif Yunus, Transparency International, the global anti-corruption movement, calls for their immediate release. A chorus of international observers has raised serious concerns over the wellbeing of both Leyla and Arif while in custody, as well as the potentially political nature of the trial. …
Transparency International calls on governments and their enforcement authorities across the world to combine forces to end money laundering impunity. These authorities should assign the highest priority to prosecuting individuals and banks when clear evidence exists of their involvement in illicit international financial transactions. José Ugaz, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Transparency International, …
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Australia’s largest and most representative business organisation, says it is incorrect to blame the fall in apprenticeship numbers on 457 visas. ACCI CEO Kate Carnell noted that some union officials had seized on recent data from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research revealing a 12.9% fall in …
Brussels, 14 April 2014 – The World Steel Association (worldsteel) calls for an industry-wide safety audit across the steel industry on the occasion of the Steel Safety Day on 28 April. This safety initiative coincides with the World Safety Day held by the International Labour Organisation and aims to engage the entire steel industry as …