WBG—World Bank GroupEstablished in 1944 at the Bretton Woods summit the World Bank Group is based in Washington D.C. with some 10,000 staff, 30 per cent of which are based in more than 100 country offices. The current president is Robert Zoellick who was appointed in 2007. The World Bank Group is made up of five organisations: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD); International Development Association (IDA); International Finance Corporation (IFC); Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA); and International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). read more background... Items 1 to 10 of 1792Bretton Woods Project Coordinator - application instructionsInstructions for submitting job applications for Bretton Woods Project Coordinator position - deadline 1700 London time, Tuesday 14 February 2012. read article... Coordinator vacancy at the Bretton Woods Project Interested in running a key international network which monitors and advocates for reform of the IFIs?The Bretton Woods Project is looking for a new Coordinator. You will be managing a small team, facilitating research and advocacy by UK and international network members, preparing written analyses and making public presentations. The role also involves regular networking with decision makers, technical experts and campaigners working on IFI issues globally. The successful candidate will have a thorough knowledge of global development issues, a passion for creating change, excellent management skills and an ability to think strategically and influence diplomatically. Salary: £35,098 - £37,375, depending on experience, plus pension. DEADLINE: 1700 London time Tuesday 14 February 2012 read article... IFIs admit failure to put jobs at the centreWhile the International Labour Organization (ILO) warns of social unrest coming from record unemployment, the IMF and World Bank are being criticised for hindering workers rights and not putting jobs at the centre of recovery. read article... Despite evidence, World Bank still promoting water privatisationBank-funded private water projects across the world are facing serious problems due to financial, socio-political and operational concerns, but recent trends show that more such projects are coming up in the name of innovative approaches. read article... World Bank manoeuvres to influence climate finance debates
As the next round of global climate negotiations approaches, the World Bank advocates the use of private sector finance for climate change adaptation and mitigation, and pushes multilateral development banks as delivery mechanisms. read article... IFIs macroeconomic policy "anti-growth""Why have the policy tutors performed so miserably and the pupils so brilliantly?", wondered Professor John Weeks of the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in an October article for Social Europe Journal. read article... Beyond repair? Bank lobbies for carbon marketsAs the UN climate summit in South Africa looms large, the World Bank is lobbying G20 countries to resuscitate shrinking carbon markets through controversial new measures, including using public climate finance to stimulate demand and integrating soil and forest carbon into market mechanisms. read article... DFID's multilateral funding questionedThe UK parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has questioned the government's rationale for increasing funds to multilateral agencies, such as the World Bank. read article... Analysis in conflict WDR criticisedThe World Bank's 2011 World Development Report (WDR) on Conflict, Security and Violence was challenged in a paper published in the Journal of International Development. read article... Inside the institutions: country classificationsA state's relationship with the IFIs and the type of assistance it receives is determined by its country classification. Some crucial types of classifications are: the World Bank's operational lending categories; the Bank's analytical categories used in the World Development Report; the IMF's operational and analytical categories, the IFC's frontier market category; the Bank's fragile state category; and the distinctions used by the Bank and IMF in deciding on and reporting success in governance reforms. read article... |
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