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World Bank/IMF governance

Issues relating to the governance of the Bank and Fund by their member countries. Includes: Governance structures, Parliamentary scrutiny, transparency, accountability, complaint mechanisms, governance structures, evaluation mechanisms, spring/annual meetings read read more background...

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Safeguard policies and performance standards

Inside the inst|22 September 2009|update 67|url

Originally drafted as internal operational policies to guide staff, World Bank safeguard policies evolved after pressure from environmental and social groups in the 1980s and were first officially implemented in 1998. They aim to protect people and the environment from the adverse effects of Bank-financed operations and are based on international agreements, even if these protections are not explicitly provided for in the borrower country's national law. read article...

Country positions for the London Summit

Briefing|Barbara Sennholz|1 April 2009|url

On April 2 several industrialised and emerging market economies will meet at the London summit. Slowly, the policy positions of participating countries are emerging and give an overview of what might be the outcomes of the meeting. This paper gives an overview of official standpoints of participating countries ahead of the summit on a variety of topics and, taking that into considerations, provides an overview of what is likely to be agreed on in the end. read article...

The IMF's special drawing rights (SDRs)

Inside the inst|1 April 2009|update 65|url

The special drawing right (SDR) is an international reserve asset, created by the IMF in 1969 to supplement the existing official reserves of member countries. read article...

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The World Bank and climate negotiations: updates from Copenhagen

News|Bretton Woods Project|11 December 2009|url

News and analysis from in and around the UN climate talks in Copenhagen - frequently updated. read article...

Bank Inspection Panel leadership changes

News|Bretton Woods Project|20 November 2009|update 68|url

Roberto Lenton succeeded Werner Kiene as chair of the World Bank's Inspection Panel on 1st November, and Eimi Watanabe was appointed as a panel member. read article...

Expert panel calls for sweeping Bank governance reform

News|Bretton Woods Project|20 November 2009|update 68|url

Official ambitions for reform of World Bank governance remain limited, while the Zedillo Commission calls for far-reaching change. At the IMF, aside from small shifts in voting share, details of further quota reform are notably absent. read article...

Progress on Bank transparency?

News|Bretton Woods Project|20 November 2009|update 68|url

The World Bank's draft disclosure policy, published in October, marks a significant step forward in Bank transparency but has been criticised for excluding key information from public access. read article...

CSO Townhall meeting Istanbul, 2 October 2009

Minutes|Bretton Woods Project|8 October 2009|url

Notes from the CSO townhall meeting with Dominique Strauss-Kahn and Robert Zoellick read article...

IMF governance - CSO meeting with the IMF managing director Istanbul, 1 October 2009

Minutes|Bretton Woods Project|8 October 2009|url

Minutes of a meeting between civil society organisations, IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn and IMF deputy managing director John Lipsky read article...

The UN conference and the G20 summit Civil society policy forum discussion on 3 October 2009

Minutes|Bretton Woods Project|4 October 2009|url

Minutes from The UN conference and the G20 summit, civil society policy forum discussion on 3 October 2009. Istanbul, Turkey read article...

Global economic governance roundtable Istanbul, October 4, 2009

Minutes|Bretton Woods Project|4 October 2009|url

Summary of a discussion with German government representatives, Jomo KS of the UN and civil society organisations. read article...

World Bank-IMF annual meetings 2009

News|Bretton Woods Project|4 October 2009|url

Analysis, news, and about the events inside and around the World bank/IMF annual meetings 2009. This page is being updated regularly. read article...

Annual Meetings 2009: Communiqués coverage

News|Bretton Woods Project|3 October 2009|url

Coverage of the communiqués from the G24, G7, IMFC and Development Committee at the 2008 Annual Meetings of the World Bank and IMF. read article...

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