In written evidence submitted to the UK parliament's International Development Committee, we argue that further reform of the World Bank is needed.
Strategy/roles
IFI governance
Background
Leaked documents: World Bank strategy draft recommendations
Web links for the leaked documents about the World Bank's strategy.
Finance
Background
Notes of a meeting with World Bank Managing Director Caroline Anstey
Notes of a meeting with World Bank Managing Director Caroline Anstey
IFI governance
Background
Civil society meeting with Steve Field, UK IMF Executive Director
Minutes of CSO meeting with Steve Field UK IMF Executive Director, 9 April 2013
Infrastructure
Background
Colombia case study: results measurement and poverty eradication
This session examined Colombia's private sector partnerships and poverty eradication programme.
IFI governance
Background
The private sector and poverty eradication
This session gave an overview on the links between private sector and healthcare provision in tackling poverty.
Accountability
Background
Bending the arc of poverty
The session focused on the World Bank's development strategy, poverty eradication goals, global inequality, and the threat of climate change.
Accountability
Background
Financial and housing crises, the Bank's safeguards and the right to adequate housing
This session featured a presentation from UN special rapporteur on the links between financial and housing crises, safeguards and the right to adequate housing.
Accountability
Background
The challenges of advancing sustainability at the World Bank
This panel discussion reflected on the major sustainability challenges facing the World Bank through exploring two World Resources Institute areas - a portfolio analysis on 2012 projects, and the interaction between country systems and World Bank safeguard approaches.
Accountability
News
Spring meetings 2013: communiqués coverage
Coverage of the communiqu
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Sustainable development requires sustainable finance: why local currency financing is part of the solution
Multilateral development banks can reduce their dependence on hard currency lending and make local currency financing a central element of their developmental mandate.