This document proposes a brief tour of the Five-Year Plan Agreement between the Argentine Republic and the People’s Republic of China signed by President Mauricio Macri in 2017. This plan aims to strengthen relations between both nations and design a cooperation strategy in the field of infraestrucutra.
This document compiles basic information in relation to 8 emblematic projects with Chinese funding in Argentina managed during the presidencies of Cristina Fernández and Mauricio Macri; and that reflect the growing relevance of Chinese investments in Argentina.
This working document presents a brief analysis of the current relations between the People’s Republic of China and Argentina in a national and international context; and taking into account aspects such as the relationship between the Asian giant and the Kirchner government, the change of government that took place in Argentina at the end of 2015, the Argentine economic reality and the election of the Republican Donald Trump as president of the United States.
This document presents an analysis of the evolution of the most important infrastructure project in the province of Córdoba and the relationship with the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht, with a focus on the transparency of the project.
This document presents the most relevant aspects related to the recent regulatory reception of the Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) regime in the Argentine Republic, as well as the risks and opportunities that PPPs may bring. The general purpose of the work is to highlight some general characteristics of the Public-Private Partnerships, and then to analyze some outstanding aspects of Law 27,328, which normatively receives said regime in the Argentine Republic.
Exponemos ante el Comité datos alternativos a los brindados por el estado argentino a finales de 2016 en producción y calidad de los datos sobre DESC; acceso a la justicia en DESC; derecho a la educación; derecho a la educación inclusiva; derecho a la salud; derecho a la igualdad de género; derechos de defensores y defensoras ambientales.
Esta publicación revisa cuál ha sido la actividad comercial y en materia de inversiones de un país con una actividad económica importante a nivel global y en ascenso como lo es China, hacia la región de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC), mirando más a detalle los casos de Argentina, Colombia, México y Perú. El objetivo particular es brindar un análisis detallado, de las inversiones chinas a nivel nacional en cada uno de los países antes señalados. Para ello, se ahonda en los antecedentes, la situación actual y las tendencias a futuro de las relaciones bilaterales entre cada uno de los países y China en materia de IED. A su vez, se analizan los marcos normativos nacionales, los principales sectores de inversión y se brindan datos de la experiencia de cada una de las organizaciones que participaron en la elaboración del documento en el proceso de investigación, búsqueda de información y monitoreo del financiamiento chino en estos países.
En este documento se exponen una serie de comentarios en relación al Borrador de Propuesta para la conformación de un Grupo Consultivo Externo (GCE) para el Mecanismo Independiente de Consulta e Investigación (MICI) del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID).
The report “Glass Half Full? The State of Accountability in Development Finance” assessed the extent to which development finance institutions (DFIs) provide access to remedy for those harmed by DFI-financed activities. Annex 11 of this report, authored by FUNDEPS, assess the particular case of the MICI (Independent Consultation and Investigation Mechanism) of the IDB.
The report “Glass Half Full?” The State of Accountability in Development Finance” assessed the extent to which development finance institutions (DFIs) provide access to remedy for those harmed by DFI-financed activities. For the accountability system to function effectively for complainants, both the DFI—its Board and Management—and the DFI’s independent accountability mechanism (IAM) must meet their individual responsibilities. The report evaluates the policies and practices of 11 DFIs and their corresponding IAMs, including the Inter-American Development Bank and its Independent Consultation and Investigation Mechanism (ICIM). The report was authored by 11 Civil Society Organizations, including FUNDEPS.
Last December 17th 2014, the Executive Board of the IDB approved by consensus the new MICI´s policy, the Independent Mechanism of Consult and Investigation of the Bank. The following document analyses the main changes of this new policy and identifies its strengths and weaknesses.
This brochure provides a brief overview of the work of the IDB Independent Consultation and Investigation Mechanism (MICI) and its procedure to file a complaint. Civil society organisations, workers, communities and groups of individuals who are harmed by a Bank project can use the MICI to address their grievance. This brochure briefly explains how.The document was prepared jointly by FUNDEPS and SOMO, and is part of a series of brochures on grievance mechanisms produced within SOMO’s Human Rights & Grievance Mechanisms Programme (see: http://grievancemechanisms.org/resources/brochures).