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Bretton Woods Update No.15 December 1999

IMF takes on poverty mandate

News|15 December 1999

Important changes to the IMF’s remit in the poorest countries were announced at the IMF-WB Annual Meetings in September. read article...

IMF/WB/WTO: unholy trinity?

News|15 December 1999

At the Seattle meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in late November, the World Bank confirmed that it will expand its work on trade. read article...

Power company controversy after Orissa cyclone

News|15 December 1999

A major beneficiary of World Bank-backed power sector reforms in India is US-based multinational company AES. read article...

UK ED quizzed on UK role in Bank and Fund

News|15 December 1999

In October UK Executive Director Stephen Pickford was called before the Treasury and International Development Select Committees for questioning by MPs. read article...

Ecological debt outweighs financial debt

News|15 December 1999

The view that poor countries owe the rich millions of dollars in loan repayments is challenged by a Christian Aid report. read article...

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