Inspection PanelEstablished in 1993, the Inspection Panel was created to address the concerns of those who are affected by Bank-funded projects and to ensure the Bank adheres to its operational policies throughout its projects. The three panel members are elected by the Bank's executive board to serve non-renewable five-year terms, but remain independent of Bank management. The current chairperson is Edith Brown Weiss; the other current members are Tongroj Onchan and Werner Kiene. read more background... Items 1 to 10 of 41The World Bank and extractives: a rich seam of controversyAs World Bank projects fail to reduce corruption in the mining sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), International Financial Corporation (IFC) investments in extractives are provoking complaints and protests around the world. read article... Harvesting controversy World Bank's agriculture projects under scrutinyWhile the Bank prepares to revise its agriculture strategy, its focus on market liberalisation is criticised, its own complaints bodies issue damning reports on agriculture projects in Peru and Papua New Guinea, and critics fault its gender focus. read article... World Bank-IMF annual meetings 2011Analysis, news, and about the events inside and around the World Bank/IMF annual meetings 2011. This page is being updated regularly. read article... Community files complaint against IFC in Papua New GuineaThe Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO) of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank's private sector arm, has accepted a complaint by local communities in Papua New Guinea referring to the IFC's role in advising the government on drawing up laws for special economic zones (SEZs). read article... IFC financial intermediary lending: cause for complaint?A case filed by communities in India has prompted the first internal probe of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Bank’s private sector arm, for its lending through financial intermediaries, highlighting concerns about the transparency and effectiveness of this lending. read article... IFC standards revision leaves out human rightsAs the review of the performance standards of the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC), the World Bank's private sector lending arm, enters the last stretch, civil society groups are up in arms about the latest draft, which has taken steps backward, particularly in relation to the inclusion of human rights. read article... The role of the World Bank in carbon marketsThis paper outlines the World Bank's involvement in the carbon market and reviews concerns about its impacts on greenhouse gas emission reductions and development. read article... World Bank-IMF annual meetings 2010Analysis, news, and about the events inside and around the World bank/IMF annual meetings 2009. This page is being updated regularly. read article... World Bank assesses water strategy, faces barrage of criticismIn September, the Bank released a progress report on the implementation of its 2003 water resources strategy, while criticism mounts over its hydropower lending, water resource management and support for private sector provision. read article... World Bank performance standards review reveals need to raise the barWith a review of the social and environmental performance standards of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) underway, reports from within the World Bank Group as well as civil society highlight the need for reform. read article... |
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