Re: [A-List] Zimbabwe: MDC to Push for a "Transitional Government" That Stabilizes Economy with IMF Help

[Patrick Bond <pbond@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I gather the World Bank's Harare representative is fairly central to the 
post-M plotting for 'donor coordination'... while Zim's debts to the IMF 
might preclude a quick loan even if US law were changed to permit it 
(currently the IFIs can't loan to Zimbabwe because the US executive 
director would veto them, but my understanding is that it is very 
unlikely that such funding would be made available anyhow - even without 
the US sanctions factor - given the huge arrears owed by Zimbabwe, which 
has fallen behind since 1998, even in the wake of US$205 mn in IMF 
repayments made by Mugabe in 2005-06)...

Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:
> It's possible that a majority of Zimbabweans would prefer an IMF plan
> for economic stabilization to the inflation rate of "355,000 percent"
> (according to Bloomberg News yesterday).  But is it worth dying for?
> -- Yoshie
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> <http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/39c35724-4185-11dd-9661-0000779fd2ac.html>
> International pressure to replace Mugabe grows
> By James Blitz, Tom Burgis and William Wallis
> Published: June 24 2008 03:00 | Last updated: June 24 2008 03:00
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> Senior MDC figures say they will begin pushing in coming days for
> international backing for the creation of a transitional government -
> possibly headed by an AU leader - to sit for a limited period while
> organising fresh elections, stabilising the economy and alleviating
> food shortages.
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> <http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c836ae06-405f-11dd-bd48-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=70bd196c-ffc3-11dc-825a-000077b07658.html>
> UN rules fair election impossible in Zimbabwe
> By Tom Burgis in Johannesburg, Tony Hawkins and agencies
> Published: June 22 2008 14:36 | Last updated: June 24 2008 07:33
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> Some MDC figures say the party is pushing for a transitional
> government, headed by an independent figure, possibly from abroad, to
> prepare for fresh elections and attempt to stabilise the economy with
> the help of the International Monetary Fund.
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