Spring/Annual meetings

Accountability

Background

Evaluation as a critical tool for accountability

Civil society event at the World Bank spring meetings 2010, 23 April

26 April 2010 | Minutes

IFI governance

News

Spring meetings 2010: communiqués coverage

Coverage of the communiqu

26 April 2010

Infrastructure

Background

Launch of Bank Information Center's (BIC's) model energy strategy

Civil society event at the World Bank spring meetings 2010, 24 April

26 April 2010 | Minutes

IFI governance

Background

An IMF for the 21st century - the low-income country perspective

Civil society event at the World Bank spring meetings 2010, 22 April

23 April 2010 | Minutes

Environment

Background

Financing the response to climate change: special drawing rights (SDRs) for climate finance

Civil society event at the World Bank spring meetings 2010, 22 April

23 April 2010 | Minutes

Infrastructure

Background

Governance challenges in financing green and sustainable energy policies

Freidrich-Ebert-Stiftung event at the World Bank spring meetings 2010, 22 April

23 April 2010 | Minutes

Infrastructure

Background

Roundtable on post-crisis economic recovery

World Bank event at the World Bank spring meetings 2010, 22 April

23 April 2010 | Minutes

Environment

Background

World Bank, climate change and climate finance

Civil society event at the World Bank spring meetings 2010, 22 April

23 April 2010 | Minutes

IFI governance

News

Secret World Bank shake-up?

Internal reforms with potentially far reaching consequences for how the World Bank is run are underway. The proposals were developed without public consultation, and over a timeframe that allowed limited discussion with shareholder governments and stakeholders.

16 April 2010

IFI governance

News

Bank voting remains unbalanced

Small shifts in voting power at the World Bank are expected to be formally agreed at April's spring meetings, leaving high-income countries holding almost 60 per cent of the vote, with further reform put off until 2015. Meanwhile the Bank is expected to receive a smaller capital increase than it sought, which could push lending back to pre-crisis levels.

16 April 2010