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Activists torpedo IMF deal in Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s caretaker government, which has been in power since a political crisis over elections in late 2006, has faced controversy over its negotiations with the IMF for a new programme following the end of Bangladesh’s PRGF in June.

5 October 2007

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Upcoming conferences and events

Upcoming conferences and events

2 July 2007

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IFIwatchnet relaunched

In May, IFIwatchnet, an online portal that connects organisations worldwide which are monitoring international financial institutions, relaunched with a new interface, a site redesign, and a wiki.

2 July 2007

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Muchas gracias por su apoyo!

Muchas gracias por su apoyo!

19 February 2007

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Good governance or bad practices?

Maria Clara Couto Soares of ActionAid Brazil and Joy Chavez of Focus on the Global South reflect on their mistreatment at the hands of the Singaporean authorities at the 2006 World Bank-IMF annual meetings.

23 November 2006 | Guest comment

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World Bank-IMF annual meetings 2006

The annual meetings of the World Bank and the IMF in Singapore faced controversy over the ‘blacklisting’ of civil society participants.

20 September 2006

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Indonesia to host International Peoples Forum vs the IMF & World Bank

Asian movements together with an international group of networks, movements, campaigns and NGOs will be convening an International Peoples Forum vs the IMF and the World Bank on September 15 to 17 in Batam, Indonesia. The Forum will be a convergence of activities and actions that articulate critiques, express protest and assert alternatives to the roles, policies and operations of these institutions.

28 July 2006

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African film puts IFIs on trial at Cannes

The only African film to show at the 2006 Cannes film festival, Bamako, focuses on the injustices Africa has faced at the hands of the World Bank, the IMF, and other Western-dominated institutions.

19 June 2006

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Call for global actions against the IFIs

Global call for action issued against the IFIs.

19 June 2006

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Por que han fallado los dialogos sobre el agua del Banco Mundial y la sociedad?

Desde 2003 ha habido dos intentos de empezar un dialogo entre el Banco Mundial y la sociedad civil sobre asuntos relacionados con el agua. Sin embargo, ambos intentos no llegaron muy lejos.

4 May 2006 | Guest comment