contribution from Tom Scholar, UK executive director to the World Bank and IMF
Transparency-WB/IMF
Rights
Commentary
World Bank and civil society engagement: a new direction?
A civil society perspective on the World Bank global civil society forum and the future of civil society and World Bank engagement, by Moreblessings Chidaushe, Afrodad
Social services
Analysis
Secretive World Bank tribunal confronts calls to open up
Civil society groups are backing official calls for reform of the World Bank's International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes - however, the future of the reforms looks uncertain due to resistance from developing countries.
IFI governance
News
Bank blackball blunder
Two days after slapping a six-month ban on the Financial Times for giving away embargoed…
Conditionality
News
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…
Environment
Background
EIR Update: highlights of civil society meeting with World Bank Group
Civil society meeting with the World Bank Group on the Extractive Industries Review update
IFI governance
Background
The World Bank board of executive directors (archive)
A summary of the structure and workings of the World Bank Group's board of executive directors.
IFI governance
News
Donors finalise commitments to Bank’s low-income arm
In return for agreed changes from the World Bank to allocation procedures, results-based monitoring, transparency and harmonisation, donor countries have finalised their commitments to the International Development Association.
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