Bretton Woods Update No.69 January/February 2010PDF version | At Issue PDF | text version | versión en español Debt aftershocks to shake Haiti's recovery? IMF and World Bank debts provoke outcryNews|12 February 2010 
An IMF loan to Haiti in response to the devastating earthquake in early January has been criticised for exacerbating the country's debt burden and endangering recovery. read article... The World Bank's conflicted role in energy Controversy among the Bank's executive directorsNews|15 February 2010 A spat between the US administration and some middle and low income shareholders highlights political tensions carried over from Copenhagen climate talks. And while the Bank showcases its 'clean' energy investments, projects in the pipeline for 2010 look set to continue large-scale investment in fossil fuels. read article... Human rights and the World Bank's energy policyComment|15 February 2010 If the World Bank is a global inter-governmental institution devoted to reducing poverty, then its global duty should be to focus on achieving energy access for the poor, and certainly for the most vulnerable amongst the poor. read article... Large hydropower: renewable or not?News|15 February 2010 Contradictions in the World Bank's approach to hydropower call into question its burgeoning portfolio in the sector. read article... World Bank prospects for climate finance, others weigh innovative sourcesNews|15 February 2010 Leaked documents reveal that the World Bank is anxiously awaiting the outcome of the Copenhagen Accord on climate change and is optimistic that it will play a leading role in future climate finance. Meanwhile, the looming gaps in finance left unresolved in Copenhagen are turning attention to proposals for innovative sources, including those that involve the controversial the International Monetary Fund (IMF). read article... IDA replenishmentInside the inst|15 February 2010 This year, donor countries will decide on their financial contributions to the World Bank's International Development Association (IDA) for 2011-2014. read article... Farming furore: World Bank launches new agriculture fundNews|15 February 2010 The Bank’s new multi-billion dollar agriculture trust fund has got off the ground while its recent agriculture strategy signals a renewed attempt to push the controversial policies of the 2008 World Development Report. read article... IEG calls for overhaul of World Bank's lending criteriaNews|15 February 2010 The withholding of a critical evaluation of the World Bank’s method of allocating lending to low-income countries raises suspicions that the Bank is seeking to avoid public criticism in advance of the upcoming negotiations for replenishment of the Bank’s cheap loan arm. read article... World Bank moving backwards on gender?News|12 February 2010 An evaluation of the World Bank’s progress on gender suggests that the Bank may actually be going backwards in some areas. read article... IMF economic policies under fire Hiding the conditionality problemNews|15 February 2010 While the political agenda at the IMF is shifting back to mandate and governance reform, there are growing calls that the Fund needs to fundamentally rethink the monetary and fiscal policies it recommends if the institution is to retain legitimacy and renew its mandate. read article... IMF still failing to connect with member countriesNews|12 February 2010 An independent evaluation of the IMF's dealings with its member countries shows a startling amount of displeasure with the Fund's work in rich and poor countries alike. The IMF board failed to come up with a credible action plan to deal with the problems. read article... Recommended resources on the World Bank and IMF 2009Resource|15 February 2010 Recommendations from Bretton Woods Project staff on the best papers, books and electronic resources of 2009. read article... Bankspeak of the year 2009Humour|15 February 2010 Annual Bretton Woods Project award for the most incomprehensible or absurd use of language in a Bank or Fund document or speech. read article... IMF waters down transparency reviewNews|15 February 2010 The IMF executive board significantly weakened many of the far-ranging proposals made by Fund staff in the recently completed transparency review, leaving significant power in the hands of countries to block the disclosure of country documents, and failing to require publication of draft policy proposals before they are discussed at the Board. read article... Other stories in this issue
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Submission on the World Bank and IFC to DFID's multilateral aid review 2 September 2010
Update on the Climate Investment Funds: July 2010 summary 27 July 2010
Social insecurity: The financialisation of healthcare and pensions in developing countries 16 July 2010
Human rights (the World Bank way) 18 June 2010
Clean energy targets for the World Bank: Time for a recount 14 May 2010
IMF mandate needs fundamental rethink 11 May 2010 Newswire |
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