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Bretton Woods Update Survey 2006

It has been four years since we last solicited your opinion on the Bretton Woods Update, and the time has come again. In the wake of the last survey, we introduced a variety of new features to respond to your suggestions and we hope that this round will be equally useful in helping us meet your needs. The survey should take approximately 10 minutes to complete. We request you to return the questionnaire by 15 October, 2006.

11 September 2006 | Update

IFI governance

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Evaluation of World Bank support for education says enrolment up, learning down

The Bank's evaluation unit has released a report giving the Bank passing grades on increasing primary school enrolment and access for the disadvantaged, but failing grades on learning outcomes and educational management. Members of the report's external advisory panel say the report failed to address teachers, the impact of HIV/AIDS, and the role of IMF macroeconomic constraints.

19 July 2006

IFI governance

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Committee questions independence of IMF’s evaluation arm

In an evaluation of the IMF Independent Evaluation Office's first five years of work, an external committee concluded that the IMF board and management may have undue influence on the body and that IMF management may not be appropriately implementing the body's recommendations when they are endorsed by the board.

30 June 2006

IFI governance

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Inspection Panel condemns Bank forestry project in Cambodia

A leaked Inspection Panel report heavily criticises a Bank's forestry management project in Cambodia.

19 June 2006

IFI governance

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Bank cooks up growth study

At the spring meetings in April the Bank released a paper on fiscal policy for growth, and announced the creation of an independent commission on growth. However, the composition of the commission suggests that its purpose is to shore up the widening cracks in the Washington consensus, rather than explore new thinking.

19 June 2006

IFI governance

News

IMF multilateral surveillance lacks focus

The Independent Evaluation Office report on the Fund's multilateral surveillance concluded that the Fund's activities lacked focus and did not pay enough attention to analysing cross-border spillovers.

19 June 2006

IFI governance

Background

Highlights of Tom Bernes (IEO) meeting in May 2006 on IEO proposed work plan

Some civil society organisations in the UK had a chance to meet with the IEO director Tom Bernes in May 2006 while he was visiting London for other reasons. Thus we had some interesting discussions of the proposed IEO work plan for the next year.

15 May 2006 | Minutes

IFI governance

Background

IEO evaluation of the role of the IMF in the determination of the external financing envelope

Uncorrected highlights of a 21 April 2006 workshop hosted by the Independent Evaluation Office on their evaluation of the role of the IMF in the determination of the external financing envelope in sub-Saharan Africa.

8 May 2006 | Minutes

IFI governance

Background

Briefing on the implementation of new IFC performance standards

Briefing on the implementation of new IFC performance standards at the World Bank-IMF spring meetings in Washington, 20 April 2006.

25 April 2006 | Minutes

IFI governance

News

Evaluation gives World Bank breathing space on ‘results’

The 2005 Annual Report on Operations Evaluation by the Independent Evaluation Group of the World Bank, has elected to give the Bank more time to see the impact of new measures taken in response to stinging criticisms in previous editions.

8 April 2006