The World Bank's 2005 Africa Action Plan (AAP) is up for review and the Bank is rolling out consultations.
Compliance mechanisms
Accountability
Background
A sustainable World Bank energy strategy: perspectives from various stakeholders
Civil society event at the World Bank spring meetings 2010, 23 April
Accountability
Background
Evaluation as a critical tool for accountability
Civil society event at the World Bank spring meetings 2010, 23 April
Accountability
Analysis
Bottom lines, better lives? Rethinking multilateral financing to the private sector in developing co
This report examines MDBs' growing but controversial investments in the private sector in developing countries. It proposes changes to ensure that these investments work for development, rather than serving the interests of foreign investors.
Accountability
News
World Bank and IMF enter debate on sources of climate finance
As experts in the United Nations Advisory Group on Finance (AGF) start to scope innovative sources of climate finance, the IMF issued its own proposal, while questions loom over the governance of climate funds. Meanwhile, the Climate Investment Funds' (CIFs) Partnership Forum exposed the limitations of the Bank's engagement with civil society in developing the funds thus far.
Finance
News
IDA: World Bank fundraising drive begins
As officials opened discussions on donor contributions to the sixteenth replenishment of the International Development Association (IDA, the World Bank arm for low-income countries), civil society groups urged major reforms to the Bank's structure and approach.
Accountability
News
World Bank and IMF restore relations with Honduras
The Bank and Fund have decided to restore relations with Honduras, after almost eight months of suspension.
Finance
Analysis
Funding the World Bank - The sixteenth IDA replenishment: Major reform must be the price of UK suppo
Joint paper by ten UK development NGOs calling for the government to use IDA's 16th replenishment to push the World Bank to make significant reforms, without which the UK should not increase its cash allocation and instead consider alternative channels for aid.
Accountability
Background
Meeting between UK civil society and Susanna Moorehead, UK Executive Director to the World Bank
Minutes of a meeting between UK civil society, UK World Bank Executive Director Susanna Moorehead, and DFID staff
Accountability
Background
Meeting between UK civil society and Alex Gibbs, UK IMF Executive Director
Minutes of a meeting between UK civil society, UK IMF Executive Director Alex Gibbs, and UK Treasury staff
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