Bretton Woods Update No.37 November/December 2003Brazil renews "unnecessary" IMF agreement despite oppositionNews|17 November 2003 Brazil and the IMF announced they would renew a financial arrangement at the end of the year, sparking new doubts about the methods and motives of Lula's government. The news came shortly after Rede Brasil, a network of Brazilian NGOs and social movements, urged the government not to sign. read article... IFC “doubts” labour fears in Haiti, approves loanNews|17 November 2003 The International Finance Corporation approved a loan of $20 million to the Dominican Republic's largest Export Processing Zone operator, Grupo M, for a new development on the border with Haiti. read article... World Bank trade capacity building: “doing it for them”News|17 November 2003 A leaked copy of the evaluation of the Integrated Framework for trade-related capacity building for Least Developed Countries should lead observers to question the World Bank's chief role in the initiative. read article... Meeting: ‘milestone’ or ‘millstone’ for Bank/civil society relations?News|17 November 2003 Concerns have been raised about a new high-level initiative involving the World Bank and selected civil society groups. read article... The World Bank and civil societyInside the inst|17 November 2003 A brief look at the history of World Bank-CSO relations, who's who in the World Bank for civil society actors and some future steps planned by the Bank. read article... Official report confirms PRSP criticismsNews|17 November 2003 A report produced by the Bank and Fund for their annual meetings reflects on the continuing problems with implementing the lofty goals of Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers. read article... Making Poverty and Social Impact Analysis happenNews|17 November 2003 An international meeting has set down plans for development agencies to take forward work on assessing the likely impact of World Bank/IMF-backed reforms. read article... Indigenous Peoples Policy delayedNews|24 November 2003 On 20 October, World Bank Vice President Ian Johnson responded to Extractive Industries Review Eminent Person Emil Salim confirming that the Bank will delay finalisation of the Indigenous Peoples Policy until the first quarter of 2004. read article... BWI reform discussed at UN dialoguesNews|5 November 2003 The Financing for Development (FfD) process held its first high-level follow-up to assess progress over three days in New York, 28 - 30 October. read article... Debt and destruction in SenegalNews|24 November 2003 A new report by Demba Moussa Dembélé for the World Development Movement condemns the interventions of the World Bank and IMF in Senegal. read article... Leading a horse to water: Is there a role for the IMF in poverty reduction?At Issue|25 November 2003 Many observers were sceptical when a few years ago the IMF embarked on a mission to respond to the "cries of the poor", in the words of its then head Michel Camdessus read article... Other stories in this issue
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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. Newswire |
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