World Bank/IMF governanceIssues 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... Items 1 to 10 of 547EIR + 10 Looking AheadMinutes of afternoon sessions of extractives conference, Washington DC, 23 April 2012 read article... Safeguards in a Changing Landscape Perspectives from the Global SouthMinutes of safeguards meeting, Washington DC, 21 April 2012 read article... Lessons from IEG's Cluster Review of IFC-supported Extractive Industries ProjectsMinutes of IFC and extractives meeting, Washington DC, 21 April 2012 read article... World Bank-IMF spring meetings 2012Analysis of the 2012 World Bank and IMF spring meetings and related events, including the selection of new World Bank president Jim Yong Kim. read article... Spring meetings 2012: communiqués coverageCoverage of the communiqués from the G24, G20, IMFC and Development Committee at the 2012 springmeetings of the World Bank and IMF. read article... UK civil society meeting UK IMF Executive Director Alex GibbsNotes of a meeting with UK executive director to the IMF Alex Gibbs in April 2012 read article... 2012 World Bank-IMF spring meetings scheduleTentative schedule of the World Bank-IMF spring meetings in Washington DC, from 18 to 21 April, 2012. read article... Building alternatives BRICS by BRICSWith the future of the World Bank up for grabs in the presidency race and the IMF facing a resource crunch, many developing countries are pursuing alternatives to the Washington-based lenders, with Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa even mooting a joint BRICS Bank. read article... New World Bank president: what's on the agenda?
An unprecedented competition for the presidency of the World Bank, with two highly experienced developing country candidates nominated in addition to the US candidate, has raised demands for reform of the Bank's approach to middle-income countries, human rights, environmental issues, and the private sector, among others. read article... Notes of meeting between Stewart James, Alternate UK Executive Director to the World Bank, and NGOs 6th February 2012Civil society organisations met UK Executive Director to the World Bank and staff from the Department for International Development to discuss agriculture, land grabs, food security, the safeguards review process, the selection of the next World Bank president, the doing business indicators, and the debt sustainability framework. read article... |
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