Tom Scholar has replaced Stephen Pickford as the UK’s Executive Director at the World Bank and IMF.
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Tanzanian citizens marginalised in donor meeting
The Consultative Group (CG) meeting held in Tanzania in September was criticized by Tanzanian civil society organizations (CSOs) for failing adequately to involve citizens.
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Fund must improve governance
A report commissioned by the G24 group of Southern governments has called for a revamp of the IMF’s governance structure to reflect the role played by developing countries within the global economy.
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Positive signals on IMF evaluation
Transparency will be an important element of the IMF’s Evaluation Office (EVO), according to the new director, Montek Ahluwalia.
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Disappointing Bank disclosure policy
A new World Bank information disclosure policy fails to respond to calls for greater transparency.
Accountability
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Uruguayans file anti-corruption claim on the Gateway
Two prominent Uruguayans today filed a claim alleging “several irregularities” in the World Bank’s Development Gateway internet initiative.
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IFI criticism intensifies ahead of meetings
After Genoa, the next stop for the global protest caravan is the Bank and Fund annual meetings in Washington DC.
Rights
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Southern African Bank watch
The Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC), based in Cape Town, South Africa, has launched a newsletter to monitor the World Bank and IMF activities in Southern Africa.
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Bank civil society newsletter
The World Bank has re-launched its newsletter aimed at civil society groups.
Environment
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Concern on African pipeline watchdog
In early March the World Bank Group announced a special International Advisory Group (IAG) to oversee the controversial Chad-Cameroon oil pipeline project.
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From South Africa to Tunisia, Libya and Egypt, the Bank and Fund have demonstrated they are not appropriate allies to address the scale of the crisis the world is facing, especially, given their record.