In early March the World Bank board approved an updated disclosure policy, bringing to a disappointing end a secretive two-year long review.
Transparency-WB/IMF
IFI governance
News
World Bank/IMF spring meetings schedule
Members of the staff of the Bank and Fund, board members, development and finance ministers are gathered in Washington 15 - 17 April.
IFI governance
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Letter to UK Prime Minister from NGOs regarding Wolfowitz's nomination
Letter from UK NGOs to Tony Blair regarding the nomination of Wolfowitz for President of the World Bank
IFI governance
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Recommended resources 2004
selected resources published in 2004
Environment
Background
UK NGO meeting with Executive Director Tom Scholar
Uncorrected highlights of a 14 December meeting between UK NGOs and UK Executive Director to the World Bank and IMF, Tom Scholar.
Rights
News
Groups attack World Bank standards
More than 200 civil society organisations and socially responsible investors called on the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank, to protect the interests of the poorest and the public when setting rules governing global private investment
IFI governance
News
G24 ministers reject proposed new IMF signal
The IMF announced early October a new programme called the Policy Monitoring Arrangement (PMA) "which would be available to countries with sound policies that don't want to borrow from the IMF but see a benefit to frequent IMF statements to donors, creditors and the general public about the strength of their economic and financial policies".
Conditionality
Analysis
The World Bank policy scorecard: The new conditionality?
The World Bank scorecard on borrowing country policies and institutions plays a key role in the allocation of overseas development assistance. Critics argue that the scorecard is a way to coerce borrowers into adopting the Bank's preferred model of economic development.
Rights
News
NGOs to new MIGA head: live up to your mandate
NGOs sent a letter to the new head of the MIGA outlining concerns about portfolio balance, insufficient transparency, and weak environmental and social oversight.
IFI governance
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Global policy forum
The World Bank-civil society Joint Facilitation Committee is planning a three-day policy dialogue in Washington in advance of the spring meetings in April.
Featured briefings
6 April 2022
The Bretton Woods Observer: Spring 2022
8 December 2021
The Bretton Woods Observer: Winter 2021
8 November 2021
IMF surveillance and climate change transition risks
New briefing by ActionAid USA and the Bretton Woods Project highlights research showing that IMF policy advice has undermined a just energy transition since the Paris Agreement was signed.