The MSP's “#PublicBanks in Canada: Building a Progressive Future” conference, was held on October 14 in Ottawa! For event and speaker videos and summaries of our discussions please see the conference website: municipalservicesproject.org/index.php/conf
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'We're bringing a public bank from a social justice background'.
At the Public Banks Conference.
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Very rich and important discussions happening as part of workshop on #publicbanks in #Canada #finance #publicservices
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Heather Whiteside explains how the expanded role of Canada Infrastructure Bank means using public money to de-risk private investments, ultimately undermining the CIB’s public interest mandate
Over 900 public banks worldwide are dynamic (and contested) institutions that have enormous potential for just transitions
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MSP’s #PublicBanks conference starting now! 12th floor Desmarais uOttawa. What’s the future of public banks in Canada?
Thrilled to see this conference and most importantly this critical discussion take place here in Canada.
Public banks and public ownership are key in the fight against rampant inequality and climate change.
Let’s get moving.
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No better place to be on 14 October than here! One day #Publicbanks conference in Ottawa.
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October 14, 2022
Public Banks in Canada: Building a Progressive Future municipalservicesproject.org/index.php/conf
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October 14, 2022
Public Banks in Canada: Building a Progressive Future municipalservicesproject.org/index.php/conf
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Free-access is available directly on the MSP website municipalservicesproject.org/index.php/allp
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💧Check out our latest Special Issue in Water International on Public Banks and Public Water in Europe, part of a global survey on public banks and public water operators, with additional research currently underway in Asia, Africa and Latin America
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Barely anyone ever sees anything I tweet so I'm doubtful about trying this. Here goes, nonetheless:
I'm creating a privatization index listing all the public services Ford is privatizing. Ppl need to know. Can you add any egs. that you know? Here's a start ⤵️
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El Transnational Institute busca Consultor(a) de Comunicaciones para América Latina y el Caribe 👇tni.org/es/vacante/el-
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To get serious about climate change we need to get serious about the use of public banks, public ownership and public investment.
Glad to see this discussion take place within our own country.
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No better place to be in the world on 14 October than in this room! One day #Publicbanks conference.
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Ottawa, October 14, 2022
Public Banks in Canada: Building a Progressive Future municipalservicesproject.org/index.php/conf
@PublicBanksNow @public_banking
Ottawa, October 14, 2022
Public Banks in Canada: Building a Progressive Future municipalservicesproject.org/index.php/conf
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Check out the new article by Butzbach and Spronk in Water International. Part of work on public banks and public water.
Public banks and the remunicipalization of water services in Paris tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10
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🚨 MSP's one-day conference on the Future of Public Banking in Canada promises for brilliant discussions on decarbonization, gender equity, reconciliation, diversity and more🏦 OCT 14 in Ottawa. Free registration, programme, speaker list + info 👇
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Honored to have delivered yesterday's keynote at the Conference EIB 2022 #CEIB2022 in Luxembourg.
A takeaway? Public banks are a necessary, if not sufficient, condition for realising transitions that are green & just.
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#CEIB2022 first keynote by @Thomas_Marois asking: What’s Dynamic about Public Development Banks? The future of financing green and just development.
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About to leave for Argentina for a few weeks to do research w/ on why/how public banks fund public water. But my first question will be why a rate gap between "big head" & "small head" Benjamins persists in the informal currency exchange?
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This month we're highlighting our lending and impact during FY 2022. Clean water is critical to the health of our communities and environment. In FY 2022, our Clean Water State Revolving Fund provided $71 million for clean + wastewater projects across Rhode Island.
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🥳💥🌈My paper on new #municipalism and #commons-state institutions in Barcelona and Napoles is out in . Thanks to the editors of the special issue Municipalism in Crisis? and to
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Public banks with a green and just public purpose are our best hope
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Hot off the press, and open access. Part of a forthcoming Special Issue on #Publicbank and #Public Water in
Untapping the sustainable water bank’s public financing for Dutch drinking water companies
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📘📢 My book on #water remunicipalization in #Cochabamba #Bolivia has arrived! 💧Still feels unreal. There’s a discount running now so consider ordering it for your library. routledge.com/9780367770129 Big thanks to all 🙏🏻
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It's time for the Canada Infrastructure Bank to reclaim its public purpose.
Our intervention on the future of the .
Let's face it. We need #Publicbanks, but we need to make them better, greener, & democratic
theconversation.com/its-time-for-t via
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