Background

Background

Luiz Vieira joins the Project

Luiz has joined the Project as Coordinator. Previously he served for eight years as the chief of mission for the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Timor Leste.

14 July 2014

IFI governance

Background

UK civil society meeting with UK World Bank Executive Director Gwen Hines

Wednesday 25 June 2014 22 Whitehall, London   Attendees: World Bank: Gwen Hines, UK Executive…

1 July 2014 | Minutes

IFI governance

Background

IMF publications

Every year the IMF produces numerous publications, however, there is ambiguity concerning the extent Fund documents are representative of the IMF’s institutional views or dictate how the IMF is supposed to execute policy.

20 June 2014 | Inside the institutions

IFI governance

Background

UK civil society meeting with UK World Bank Executive Director Gwen Hines

Wednesday 2 April 2014 22 Whitehall, London Attendees: World Bank: Gwen Hines, UK Executive Director…

5 June 2014 | Minutes

Background

Recommended readings

Recent media articles on the IMF and the World Bank, recommended by the Bretton Woods Project

8 May 2014 | Resource

Private Sector

Background

Summary of a meeting between civil society organisations and the IFC on financial intermediary lending

IFC staff and NGO representatives discussed financial intermediaries lending in a closed door meeting on Sunday 13 April.

22 April 2014 | Minutes

Conditionality

Background

Reforming IMF conditionality. Where do we stand?

12 April 2014 Notes provided by Jeroen Kwakkenboes, Eurodad Sponsors: Arab NGO Network for Development…

22 April 2014 | Minutes

Rights

Background

Update on WBG safeguard's review process

Sponsor: WBG (Safeguards Review Team) Panelists: Stefan Koeberle (Director, Operational Policies Country Services), Mark King…

12 April 2014 | Minutes

IFI governance

Background

An overview of the World Bank Group's new country engagement model

Sponsor:  WBG (Operations Policy and Country Services Department) Panelists:  Edward Mountfield (Manager, OPCS), John L.…

12 April 2014

Conditionality

Background

IMF recommendations to Arab countries in transition: Challenges & prospects

Sponsors: Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND); Bretton Woods Project; Middle East Task Force of…

12 April 2014

Trade

Background

The future of Doing Business

Sponsors: EURODAD, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), International Working Group on Trade-Finance Linkages Panelists: Natalia Speer…

11 April 2014 | Minutes

Environment

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Climate risks and the World Bank

Sponsor: World Resources Institute (WRI) Panelists:  Milap Patel (World Resources Institute), Nezir Sinani (Bank Information…

11 April 2014 | Minutes