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IMF in a euromess?

News|Bretton Woods Project|3 February 2012|update 79|url

The IMF responds to calls from European leaders to get more involved in the European debt crisis through greater lending to the region, however, the austerity policies being demanded are stoking further criticism from civil society organisations. read article...

Petra Kjell joins the Project

News|Bretton Woods Project|1 February 2012|update 79|url

We are delighted to welcome Petra Kjell as the new head of the Project's work programme on climate and the environment, human rights and social impacts, taking over from Ama Marston. read article...

Equal opportunities monitoring form Coordinator

Recruitment|Bretton Woods Project|24 January 2012|url

Equal opportunities monitoring form: Coordinator read article...

DFID's multilateral funding questioned

News|Bretton Woods Project|21 November 2011|update 78|url

The 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...

IMF plays "second fiddle" as governments fall in the eurozone

News|Bretton Woods Project|18 November 2011|update 78|url

As the eurozone debt crisis escalates and protests multiply, the IMF increasingly appears side-lined. Italy's calling in of the Fund for "verification" of implementation of its EU-agreed austerity package symbolises the limits of its influence and resources. read article...

UK announces priorities for World Bank

News|Bretton Woods Project|14 September 2011|update 77|url

In August the UK released its priorities for reform of the World Bank. read article...

Bondholders vs the public: Outcry over IMF-EU eurozone loans

News|Bretton Woods Project|13 September 2011|update 77|url

The sovereign debt crisis in the eurozone, where Greece now needs a second round of loans, threatens major economies like Spain and Italy, but IMF-backed lending packages that demand deep austerity with insufficient attention to lenders' responsibilities anger the public. read article...

Equal opportunities monitoring form Programme Manager

Recruitment|Bretton Woods Project|19 August 2011|url

Equal opportunities monitoring form: Programme Manager read article...

The UK's role in the World Bank and IMF Department for International Development and HM Treasury

Briefing|Bretton Woods Project|18 July 2011|url

This page outlines the structure of the UK government's interaction with the World Bank and the IMF. It provides contact information for the appropriate staff at the Department for International Development and HM Treasury who deal with the Bretton Woods institutions read article...

Debt and austerity - from the global South to Europe Summary of a global gathering in Athens

Note|Bretton Woods Project|13 May 2011|url

In early May, more than 400 activists in Greece and campaigners and academics from across the world met in Athens to confront the current debt crisis of the European periphery and plan international solidarity and coordinated action against fiscal austerity imposed by governments. read article...

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