UK NGO Christian Aid has begun a research project on the role of civil society groups in Consultative Group and Round Table donor coordination and planning bodies.
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IFI governance
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New Bank environment review
The World Bank’s Operations Evaluation Department is carrying out a review of “Promoting Environmental Sustainability in Development”.
Social services
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Bank feels heat on waste incineration
A report launched in June condemns World Bank support for medical waste incineration.
Accountability
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Bank develops “governance indicators”
On 1 July the Bank held an informal Board seminar to discuss “governance indicators”.
IFI governance
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Bank/Fund voting challenged
In late August India’s central bank chief told a meeting of bankers in Sri Lanka that the voting structure of international funding agencies should be changed to reflect the economic strengths of developing nations.
Finance
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Bank to guarantee economic policy reforms
The World Bank Board recently agreed that the Bank can extend its partial credit guarantee instrument to cover structural and social policy reforms.
Environment
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Coal mines threaten tiger corridors in India
Indian NGO INTACH has been studying the likely impact of the World Bank-supported expansion of coal mining in Bihar on wild tigers.
IFI governance
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Strategic Compact assessment
The Bretton Woods Project recently obtained two documents in which the World Bank evaluates progress of its Strategic Compact internal reform initiative and sets out strategy for the next few years.
Social services
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Bank doubts wisdom of private infrastructure
The Financial Times reported in July that World Bank East Asia Vice President Jean-Michel Severino admitted that the Bank and other organisations had been naive about the benefits of private infrastructure.
Private Sector
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Int. Chamber of Commerce Partners with Bank
In June the World Bank agreed to step up cooperation with the International Chamber of Commerce to boost the private sector, trade and investment in the Bank’s member countries.
Environment
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The Bretton Woods Twins: Caught in Their Paradigm
The genesis and mandates of the Bretton Woods Institutions were very specific, intended to complement each other, and primarily economic in nature. They have not changed very much in the past 50 years even though the world has changed quite dramatically.
Gender
Analysis
World Bank and IMF: Dilemmas and Opportunities
Are the World Bank and IMF now taking environmental and social issues seriously?
