A series of loan suspensions and internal investigations has everyone at the World Bank talking about corruption; despite high-profile moves by president Paul Wolfowitz, the root causes of corruption - underpaid civil servants, an acceptance of bribery by big business, and dirty money - remain largely unaddressed.
Transparency-WB/IMF
Environment
News
UK reports on World Bank and IMF: More work to do
The UK's Department for International Development and Treasury released in late March annual reports on their relationship with the World Bank and the IMF respectively.
IFI governance
News
WB-IMF spring meetings schedule
Tentative schedule of the World Bank-IMF spring meetings in Washington, April 21 - 23, 2006.
Environment
News
IFC green gloss: new private sector guide to biodiversity
IFC launches private sector guide to biodiversity at convention in Curitiba
Accountability
News
Donors’ group: “room for improvement” for Bank
The Multilateral Organisations Performance Assessment Network has published its 2005 survey of the perceptions of multilateral organisations at the country level, covering the World Bank, the UN Population Fund and UNAIDS.
IFI governance
News
Whistleblower standards pressure Bank
The UN issued a new standard of whistleblower protection in late December which signals a new direction for the Bank.
Accountability
Background
Bank freezes pipeline funds to Chad
Bank freezes Chad's funds following government violation of agreement with Bank over the Chad-Cameroon oil pipeline
Environment
Background
Highlights of UK NGO meeting with executive director to the World Bank and IMF, Tom Scholar
Brief minutes of UK NGO meeting with Tom Scholar
IFI governance
Background
Uncorrected highlights of a meeting with Tom Bernes, Director, Independent Evaluation Office
Highlights of a meeting between the new head of the Independent Evaluation Office, Thomas Bernes, and UK NGOs.
IFI governance
News
Parliamentary initiatives around the IFIs gather steam
Parliamentarians were in Washington in September for the WB-IMF annual meetings to press the demands of the International Parliamentarians’ Petition while the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank has finally started to assert its independence from the World Bank.
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