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Keynote Address by Senator Carl Levin at the 2009 Annual Task Force Conference

September 16, 2009

Keynote Address by Senator Carl Levin at the Conference on Increasing Transparency in Global Finance: A Development Imperative. Remarks as prepared for delivery.

Lord Daniel Brennan’s Remarks at the 2009 Task Force Conference

September 16, 2009

Lord Daniel Brennan addresses the Task Force on Financial Integrity & Economic Development annual conference, titled “Increasing Transparency in Global Finance: A Development Imperative.

Francis Fukuyama’s Remarks at the 2009 Task Force Conference

September 16, 2009

I run the international development program at SAIS, at Johns Hopkins, and for the last several years I’ve been involved in governance issues because it does seem to me that the development community has finally woken up to the importance of good governance and institutions. Obviously, the fight against corruption is a key part of this agenda. I think there is a very broad consensus that has fallen into place over the last decade or so about just how detrimental corruption is in undermining the legitimacy of democratic institutions and in impeding growth.

Raymond Baker’s Opening Remarks at the 2009 Task Force Conference

September 16, 2009

Thank you, Tom. And thank you Poul Engberg-Pedersen for opening our conference and for your very encouraging words and for Norway’s support of the agenda and the advocacy of this Task Force.