French President Emmanuel Macron is never shy to call a summit to try to prod progress on the multilateral agenda. This June’s meeting on a “new global financial pact” is no different.
We obtained a concept note by the French organizers on what they hope to achieve, and it is not lacking in optimism. "Ambitious decisions" are forecast in Paris on everything from greater access to climate finance and debt relief for low-income countries, to how they can leverage additional financing from the International Monetary Fund, not to mention “international tax arrangements.”
Here are some of the known unknowns for now:
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Vince Chadwickvchadw
Vince Chadwick is a contributing reporter at Devex. A law graduate from Melbourne, Australia, he was social affairs reporter for The Age newspaper, before covering breaking news, the arts, and public policy across Europe, including as a reporter and editor at POLITICO Europe. He was long-listed for International Journalist of the Year at the 2023 One World Media Awards.
