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16 Jan 2013

World churches' text on global economy delivered to Bolivia

An ecumenical delegation has delivered a statement on ethical principles for a new global economic system to Bolivian government officials.
4 Nov 2012

Church NGOs present alternative global economy plan to Argentina

The 'Sao Paulo Statement: International Financial Transformation for the Economy of Life' has been prepared by a variety of ecumenical organisations.
29 Jun 2012

Move from dollar as world's reserve currency, says Global Ethics Forum

There is an urgent need to move away from the dollar as the world's reserve currency in light of global financial meltdown, says the 2012 Global Ethics Forum.
18 Oct 2011

Green Party lends backing to 'economic defiance'

The Green Party has pledged 'full support' to protesters taking to the streets in London, New York, Sydney, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Athens, Berlin and Rome.
2 Aug 2011

Greens say that the world economy is being 'held to ransom'

The Green Party has questioned the viability and legitimacy of a world financial system that is being held to ransom by a few people in a single country.
1 Jul 2009

Malaria response may hold lessons for other crises, church told

A United Nations’ chief policy officer has told a United Church of Christ organisation that the way malaria has been tackled may model responses to the global economic crisis.
5 Mar 2009

British and Irish religious investors confer on corporate responsibility

The global financial system is in crisis, and a strong global agreement to tackle dangerous climate change is urgently needed at Copenhagen later this year, say church-related ethical investors.
21 Feb 2009

Health cuts the world cannot afford

How economies will fare after the current financial seism has passed, says Manoj Kurian, will depend very much on how governments and civil society are able to care for the welfare and health of their people during the crisis.
30 Jan 2009

World Social Forum looks for major change in the global economy

The global economic crisis offers an opportunity to create a more just financial system, a representative of the World Council of Churches has said during the World Social Forum in Brazil.
24 Sep 2008

Healing the economic crash?

The current economic crash is producing cries of pain, calls for "self-healing" and questions with a distinctly theological resonance, says Martin E. Marty. But do we really get the need to, er, repent?

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