The business-as-usual findings emerging from a Bank review of conditionality released late July have been challenged by the British government and are contradicted by the findings of a study by Irish NGO Debt and Development Coalition.
Parliamentary scrutiny
Knowledge
News
UK National audit office undertakes a review of DfID's engagement with multilaterals
Summary of the terms of reference of the UK National audit office's review of DfID's engagement with multilaterals
Conditionality
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Parliamentarians go to Washington to demand greater oversight
Parliamentarians from eight countries travelled to Washington for the Bank-Fund spring meetings to present the…
Accountability
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
Social services
Background
IMF in low-income countries
Chaired by Mark Plant, head of PDR The spring meetings were quiet on this issue…
Accountability
News
Parliamentarians demand World Bank and IMF respect their authority
The international parliamentarians' petition will be launched at the spring meetings. The petition demands that…
Environment
News
Baku Ceyhan pipeline under scrutiny
The Baku-Tblisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline has come under renewed scrutiny just over one year after receiving…
Conditionality
News
UK MPs hold hearing on World Bank, IMF
In November the UK International Development Committee held its annual evidence session on the World Bank and IMF, questioning the UK government on issues including conditionality and parliamentary scrutiny of national development strategies.
Environment
Background
Meeting between UK NGOs and Secretary of State, Hilary Benn
Summary of key points discussed at the meeting on 20 September between Secretary of State Hilary Benn, and UK NGOs
Environment
News
Town hall meeting between civil society and Bank Fund heads
Highlights from a meeting between Bank president Wolfensohn, Fund director Rato, South African finance minister Trevor Manuel, UK chancellor Gordon Brown, and NGOs.
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