The Gates Foundation held its second consultation with civil society for Bill Gates' report on development finance to be delivered at the Cannes G20. The consultation is the second of three such meetings scheduled to help inform Mr Gates of NGO perspectives of development finance. Read more... Add new comment



Dan Price, the US sherpa under George Bush Jr. writes in the Financial Times that the G20 will be successful if it keeps its focus and not expand its scope to include 'pressing matters' such as climate change and HIV/AIDS.