Items 1 to 10 of 3365Gender WDR Limits, gaps, and fudgesThe 2012 World Development Report is a watershed moment: it is the first time that the World Bank, the world's largest and most influential development institution, has devoted its flagship publication to gender. Kate Bedford of the University of Kent argues that the report leaves the Bank failing to face up to its role in perpetuating policies that harm women, and is seriously limited in its approach to women's movements, markets, and households. read article... Complaint against the IFC in MozambiqueThe Compliance Advisor/Ombudsman (CAO), the International Finance Corporation's (IFC) accountability mechanism, has transferred a complaint over an IFC-supported project in Mozambique to its compliance function, which will assess whether the project has breached the IFC's performance standards. read article... ICSID offers "impunity" for corporationsIn October 2011 international coalition of civil society groups Seattle to Brussels Network held an international week of action against bilateral investment treaties. read article... World Bank revising governance and anti-corruption strategy
The Bank has opened an online consultation on proposed revisions to its governance and anticorruption strategy, which “will redefine and re-position its governance and anti-corruption work.” read article... Recommended resources on the World Bank and IMF 2011Recommendations from Bretton Woods Project staff on the best papers, books and electronic resources of 2011. read article... World Bank or US Bank? President selection debate launched
Rumours that Robert Zoellick will not seek another term as World Bank president after his term ends in June have thrown open the debate about leadership selection at the Bank. read article... IMF resources: quota, NAB and GABOne of the IMF's three roles is lending to members countries with balance of payments difficulties, using resources provided by its other members. Generally, these resources come in two forms: quota contributions tied to voting rights in the institution, and bilateral contributions which do not affect countries' voting rights. read article... New World Bank infrastructure strategy Paving over development?A World Bank infrastructure strategy update, developed because of a G20 push for more infrastructure investment, reaffirms the Bank's commitment to large-scale projects and scaled up private finance through public-private partnerships (PPPs, see Update 77), despite questions about bloated costs and development impact. read article... Gender WDR Limits, gaps, and fudgesAt Issue|8 February The 2012 World Development Report is a watershed moment: it is the first time that the World Bank, the world's largest and most influential development institution, has devoted its flagship publication to gender. Kate Bedford of the University of Kent argues that the report leaves the Bank failing to face up to its role in perpetuating policies that harm women, and is seriously limited in its approach to women's movements, markets, and households. read article... Recommended resources on the World Bank and IMF 2011Resource|7 February Recommendations from Bretton Woods Project staff on the best papers, books and electronic resources of 2011. read article... World Bank or US Bank? President selection debate launchedNews|7 February Rumours that Robert Zoellick will not seek another term as World Bank president after his term ends in June have thrown open the debate about leadership selection at the Bank. read article... New World Bank infrastructure strategy Paving over development?News|7 February A World Bank infrastructure strategy update, developed because of a G20 push for more infrastructure investment, reaffirms the Bank's commitment to large-scale projects and scaled up private finance through public-private partnerships (PPPs, see Update 77), despite questions about bloated costs and development impact. read article... The World Bank and extractives: a rich seam of controversyNews|7 February As World Bank projects fail to reduce corruption in the mining sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), International Financial Corporation (IFC) investments in extractives are provoking complaints and protests around the world. read article... IMF and capital flows: all talk, no solutionNews|7 February As 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...On a carbon market mission The World Bank at the Durban climate summitNews|7 February While steaming ahead with new carbon market initiatives, the World Bank attracted further criticism and suffered potential setbacks on agriculture and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) at the UN climate negotiations in Durban. read article... Green light for revised PforR, but concerns remainNews|7 February The World Bank board has approved the controversial new Program-for-Results (PforR) lending instrument, with some concessions to criticism. read article... |
Articles: 3365 Επίκεντρο η Ελλάδα (Articles in Greek) Recent briefings & reports
Gender WDR: Limits, gaps, and fudges 8 February 2012
Time for a new consensus: Regulating financial flows for stability and development 15 December 2011
Breaking the Mould: How Latin America is coping with volatile capital flows 15 December 2011
No fairy tale: Singrauli, India, still suffering years after World Bank coal investments 18 November 2011
Climate Investment Funds Monitor: October 2011 27 October 2011
Power surge: Lessons for the World Bank from Indian women's participation in energy projects 21 September 2011 Newswire |
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