In a letter appeared on the Financial Times (January 26 edition) Aldo Caliari says criticism of the recently announced White House measures to limit the size and scope of banks misses the point.

In an interview on Vatican Radio, RBW Director Aldo Caliari responds questions about the recent Summit of the Group of 20 in Pittsburgh, and whether decisions reached there will make the world more resilient to financial crises in the future.

A Catholic News Service article refers to CIDSE /COC reactions to the outcomes of the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh.

As the participants in the Group of Eight summit gathered in L'Aquila, Italy, July 8-10, the economic crisis gripping the world was getting lots of attention. In this interview for Catholic News Service, Aldo Caliari speaks about what can be expected from the G8 meeting, and how it relates to the recently held UN Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis.

Media reports on Center of Concern and CIDSE views and activities at the World Conference on the Financial and Economic Crisis in New York, June 24-26.

Center of Concern staff Aldo Caliari is quoted in this analytical article appeared on the Financial Times, June 17 2009.

In a Financial Times letter to the editor, Aldo Caliari explains what are the likely reasons why the UK Government has preferred to keep rather quiet about its new guests to the Groupf of 20 Summit scheduled to take place in London, April 2 2009.

In this letter, appeared in the Financial Times edition of November 12, 2008, Aldo Caliari argues that the low level of ambition for the upcoming financial summit of G20 members in Washington DC should not be a surprise. Unless a much more inclusive approach is followed, giving an institutional platform for the voice of all developing countries, it is unrealistic to expect much more.

"WASHINGTON, Mar 13 (IPS) - An independent review of the International Monetary Fund's operations in Africa says the lender's work is
confused, vague, lacks transparency and suffers from a large gap between rhetoric and practice."

Letter to the Financial Times commenting on the World Bank's evaluation of trade assistance.