Debt

Rights

News

The G8, the World Bank and the IMF: Debt, aid and trade implications

At their 6 - 8 July summit in Gleneagles Scotland, G8 leaders tasked the World Bank and the IMF with much of the follow-up on their commitments on debt reduction, increased aid and fairer trade.

12 July 2005

Environment

News

The G8, the World Bank and climate change

Environmentalists expressed dismay at the G8’s failure to make progress on the issue of climate change. What will be the World Bank’s involvement in the follow-up programme?

11 July 2005

Environment

Background

Highlights of meeting between Tom Scholar and UK NGOS

Highlights of meeting between Tom Scholar and UK NGOS

28 June 2005 | Minutes

Accountability

News

G8 cancellation of World Bank, IMF debt: "step forward"

Finance ministers of the world's richest countries agreed to write off $40 to $55 billion of debts owed to the World Bank, IMF and African Development Bank. Statements on aid effectiveness and trade in the final communiqu

13 June 2005

Conditionality

News

Fund legitimacy under question

A summary of IMF gold sale deadlock. A summary of the new Turkish loan agreement and Krueger's comments on a flexible labour market. Re-emergence of the idea of an Asian Monetary Fund

13 June 2005

Finance

News

Ecuador stands ground

Ecuador's new president has claimed he will not back down on oil revenues

13 June 2005

Environment

Background

UK NGO meeting with executive director Tom Scholar: uncorrected highlights 4 April 2005

Minutes of Spring meeting with Tom Scholar and UK NGOs in London

28 April 2005 | Minutes

Social services

Background

IMF in low-income countries

Chaired by Mark Plant, head of PDR The spring meetings were quiet on this issue…

22 April 2005 | Resource

Finance

News

IDA XIV replenishment: substantial increase in new resources but commitments still inadequate

Summary of outcome of IDA X1V meeting in Washington, February 2005

24 February 2005

Social services

News

World Bank tsunami response

World Bank's response to the tsunami in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and the Maldives

3 February 2005