Finance and debtBank and Fund involvement in financing development and debt creation. The role of World Bank aid and lending in development and reconstruction projects as well as a focus on the Funds' role in the international financial architecture and financial sector reform in borrower countries. Includes: Development finance, capital account liberalisation and capital controls, financial sector reform, International financial architecture, debt and debt arbitration, Heavily Indebted Poor Countries initiative (HIPC), crisis prevention and resolution read more background... Items 1 to 10 of 565IMF and capital flows: all talk, no solutionAs the IMF and Bank of England predict that increasing volatility of global capital flows will motivate widespread use of capital controls, academics and civil society organisations are calling for coordinated global solutions. read article...Green light for revised PforR, but concerns remainThe World Bank board has approved the controversial new Program-for-Results (PforR) lending instrument, with some concessions to criticism. read article... Unsafe haven? New IFC tax haven policy questionedA new report finds widespread use of tax havens by World Bank clients, while the new Bank policy is criticised for having major loopholes. read article...IMF loan to Egypt branded as "odious"Social movement Popular Campaign to Drop Egypt's Debts has spoken out against Egypt's military government agreeing to a $3.2 billion IMF loan. read article... HIPC winds down amid controversyThe World Bank and IMF's joint Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative is winding down as its objectives "have largely been reached". read article... IMF from Argentina to Greece: similar but differentThe economic crisis in Argentina in 2001 and Greece today share both similarities and differences, so we should be wary of stretching the comparison. read article... IMF in a euromess?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... Time for a new consensus Regulating financial flows for stability and development
This report explains the drawbacks, especially for development, of policies to deregulate the movement of money across borders, and makes suggestions for a new pragmatic approach to regulation of financial flows to ensure stability and development. read article... Breaking the Mould How Latin America is coping with volatile capital flowsArgentina, Brazil and Costa Rica are among the countries that have recently implemented capital account regulations. This report reviews the evidence available on the impact of their measures, providing evidence of the usefulness of capital account regulations not only in achieving financial stability but also in preventing unwarranted appreciation of the exchange rate and increasing monetary policy space. read article... IMF's focus on austerity proved "wrong, wrong, wrong", say criticsWhile Christine Lagarde and staff at the Fund begin to acknowledge that too much austerity is risking jobs and growth and civil society groups call for an end to IFIs policy conditions, IMF programmes continue to promote fiscal retrenchment. read article... |
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