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Bretton Woods Update No.24 August/September 2001

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Bank private sector arm under fire from NGOs, Congress

News|10 September 2001

It has been a bad summer for the World Bank Group arm which insures private investments. read article...

Plans for Bank, Fund contested

News|10 September 2001

The G8’s mandate has been seriously questioned in recent months, but this has not stopped G8 ministers setting new directions for the World Bank and IMF. read article...

World Bank lending to poorest countries examined

News|10 September 2001

As governments are again being asked to contribute to the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) facility, NGOs and others are raising questions about the role and effectiveness of the Bank’s lending through IDA to the poorest countries. read article...

Will grants kill IDA?

News|10 September 2001

Heated debate is brewing between the US government which proposes that the Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) should provide up to 50 per cent of its resources as grants and some European governments (supported by the Bank) who argue that to do so would deplete IDA’s resources. read article...

Argentina to be sacrificed on free-market altar?

News|10 September 2001

In August, Argentinian teachers, doctors and public workers went on strike and unemployed workers and students blocked roads to protest against rising unemployment and cuts in pensions and salaries. read article...

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CounterBalance, a new European coalition of development and environmental non-governmental organisations formed specifically to challenge the European Investment Bank (EIB), has launched its website. The EIB is the world's largest public lender. Find out more about it from CounterBalance.

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