Towards a World Bank Group Strategic Framework on Climate Change and Development
Minutes
Environment
Background
Macroeconomic and fiscal implications of climate change and the policies to address it
A briefing by IMF economists at the spring meetings 2008.
IFI governance
Background
Briefing on the World Bank's Six Strategic Themes
Minutes of a briefing by World Bank staff on the WBG's six strategic themese
Conditionality
Background
IMF consultation in advance of the PSI review
Notes of a consultation between IMF staff and NGOs in advance of the PSI review
Social services
Background
Structural conditionalities in the IMF: A discussion between the IMF, IEO, and CSOs
An upcoming civil society report demonstrates that IMF structural conditionality did not decline in the five years after the approval of the Fund's conditionality guidelines in September 2002, which were based on the principles of ownership and criticality in its application of structural conditionality, as well as to streamlining the number of conditions. Going on seven years, it seems that these guidelines have been more honoured in principle than in practice. A recent Independent Evaluation O
IFI governance
Background
Briefing on the new IFC-IDA Secretariat
Notes from a briefing by World Bank staff on the new IFC-IDA joint secretariat
Knowledge
Background
Globalization, growth and development: Doing what works
Minutes from a presentation by some members of the Commission on Growth and Development at the WB/IMF Spring meetings 2008
Accountability
Background
BWI-UK / UKAN workshop on World Bank strategic review
Highlights of a 13 February 2008 UK NGO workshop discussing elements of the World Bank's long-term strategic review.
Environment
Background
Highlights of BWI-UK network meeting with Caroline Sergeant, 7 February 2008
Highlights of NGO meeting with alternative executive director to the World Bank, Caroline Sergeant
Finance
Background
Macroeconomic aspects of aid scaling up and the role of the Fund
Highlights of a 21 October discussion on the macroeconomics of aid scaling up at the World Bank-IMF annual meetings 2007.
Conditionality
Background
Wage bill ceilings, fiscal and monetary policies and absorbing aid inflows - updates and next steps
Highlights of a 20 October discussion on the the IMF's fiscal and monetary policy advice and conditionality for low-income countries at the World Bank-IMF annual meetings 2007.
Accountability
Background
Rethinking the governance of the IMF
Highlights of a 19 October discussion on the reform of IMF governance at the World Bank-IMF annual meetings 2007.
