Anti-corruption

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Uruguayans file anti-corruption claim on the Gateway

Two prominent Uruguayans today filed a claim alleging “several irregularities” in the World Bank’s Development Gateway internet initiative.

10 September 2001

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Gateway independence: only skin deep?

New documents and anti-corruption claim cast doubts on new foundation.

10 September 2001

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Pakistani groups walk out from World Bank “consultation”

NGOs, CBOs and academics walked out from the World Bank’s so-called “public consultation” on its Country Assistance Strategy on May 17th.

5 April 2001

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Corrupt Bank staff sacked

The World Bank has sacked three staff members after an investigation revealed they had accepted bribes from several Swedish companies in return for steering contracts worth US$900,000 to the firms.

12 December 2000

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New report slams Bank/Fund corruption agendas

The World Bank and IMF are urged to rethink their approaches to anti-corruption work in a new briefing.

11 August 2000

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US Report Criticises WB Corruption Controls

In April the US General Accounting Office has produced a report on the World Bank’s anti-corruption strategy.

14 June 2000

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UK companies lead Bank hall of corruption shame

Over half of companies breaching World Bank guidelines on fraud and corruption are British.

14 June 2000

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Kenyans reject new WB and IMF lending

The Stakeholders Support Group (SSG), formed by Kenyan opposition party members, lawyers and NGOs, is protesting against the resumption of IMF lending, saying that the government has not made the necessary reforms to stamp out corruption.

15 April 2000

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IMF-WB corruption roles investigated

A new report from Christian Aid investigates how the policies of northern donors and international financial institutions encourage corrupt practices in developing countries.

15 December 1999

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Politics before good policies in Zimbabwe

The IMF has agreed to lend US$7.32 bn to the Zimbabwean government despite continued concerns about corruption in the land reform process; the cost of supporting Zimbabwean troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); a planned privatisation of the Hwange power plant; and the reintroduction of price controls.

15 September 1999