What with talk of shell companies, beneficial ownership and financial regulation it’s tough to work out exactly what’s at stake in the G8 talks on tax and transparency. Throw in a vocabulary that comes with the dark arts of tax evasion – the ‘Double Irish with a Dutch Sandwich’ problem is a personal favourite - and you’re heading into the near-impenetrable fog of summit negotiations.
The list of competing priorities for this year’s G8 summit was whittled down to three by David Cameron.
This background note aims to identify organisations that are working to influence policy and build capacity around pro-poor trade in Latin America.
The Small and Medium Enterprise Policy Development (SMEPOL) Project ran from April 2000 to December 2005 with support from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), and the Government of Egypt. This report evaluates the project.