TradeBank and Fund work in trade policy covering trade-related conditionality, advisory services, and trade related capacity building. Questioning the Bank and Fund approach to trade liberalisation. Includes: Capacity building, integrated framework, trade-finance coherence, trade-related investment, trade conditionality and national development plans read read more background... Items 1 to 10 of 85World Bank-IMF annual meetings 2011Analysis, news, and about the events inside and around the World Bank/IMF annual meetings 2011. This page is being updated regularly. read article... Community files complaint against IFC in Papua New GuineaThe Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO) of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank's private sector arm, has accepted a complaint by local communities in Papua New Guinea referring to the IFC's role in advising the government on drawing up laws for special economic zones (SEZs). read article... Big infrastructure, small participation World Bank and G20 push new plansThe World Bank, in conjunction with the G20, is prioritising massive, cross-border infrastructure with private sector involvement, but has failed to involve any local communities. read article... World Bank's Africa strategy remains rutted in comfort zoneA critical analysis of the World Bank's new strategy for Africa read article... The IFC's approach to international trade financeTrade finance refers to financing arrangements that support international trade transactions. It is one of the central parts of a new ten-year strategy paper on international trade currently being developed by the World Bank for the period between 2011 and 2021. read article... World Bank-IMF spring meetings 2011Analysis of governance reforms and other decisions made at the 2011 World Bank and IMF spring meetings read article... Industrial policy: World Bank turning the corner?Over the past year, World Bank chief economist Justin Lin has tried to reopen debate at the Bank over whether developing country governments should adopt active industrial policies, previously taboo at the institution. His thesis is that though the market remains the motor for economic development, "the government should play an active role in facilitating industrial upgrading and infrastructure improvements." London School of Economics academic, Robert Wade, in a January reply to Lin , argues that this "door opening" argument could signal a move away from the “Washington consensus” that "economic growth is a function of the size and competitiveness of markets" and "government 'intervention' tends to be more costly than 'market failure'." read article... Papua New Guinea: Fears about SEZThe International Financial Corporation's (IFC) proposal to establish a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has caused concerns within the country. read article... World Bank-IMF annual meetings 2010Analysis, news, and about the events inside and around the World bank/IMF annual meetings 2009. This page is being updated regularly. read article... World Bank admits 'land grab' risks, proceeds anywayA long-suppressed report by the World Bank remains supportive of large-scale land acquisitions in developing countries by foreign investors, despite highlighting significant risks for vulnerable populations. Civil society groups have argued that the Bank is complicit in violations of human rights associated with the so-called ‘land grabs’ read article... |
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Bank and Fund watchers must watch WTO 1 January 2002 ResourcesAvances en la integracion monetaria y financiera regional 1 July ILO Journal June 2011 8 June Regional Monetary Cooperation and Growth-Enhancing Policies 14 May Robert Wade reply to Lin's 6 steps 30 March Justin Lin - six steps for strategic government intervention 30 March Duncan Green blog on Bank's agriculture 'blind spots' 11 January UNCTAD LDC Report 2010 25 November Watch Out: You can't trust the World Bank or IFC 14 November G20 Leaders Declaration - Seoul Summit 12 November G20 communiqué 23 October |
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