Development finance talks in Ethiopia close to collapse: charities

By Katy Migiro ADDIS ABABA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Talks between rich and poor countries in the Ethiopian capital, aimed at agreeing on the financing of the United Nations' bold new global development agenda, are on the brink of collapse, advocacy groups said on Wednesday. The G77 developing countries want the final document, due to be signed when the Financing For Development (FfD) conference closes on Thursday, to include the creation of a new U.N. tax body which they hope would set new