In October UK Executive Director Stephen Pickford was called before the Treasury and International Development Select Committees for questioning by MPs.
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Access to Bank documents under review
The Bank is about to start a review of information disclosure.
Rights
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Bank/NGO communications strategy assessed
The Bank’s NGO Unit has commissioned a needs assessment of communications strategies between the World Bank and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs).
Rights
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IMF transparency improved
The IMF has outlined a new information policy.
IFI governance
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Bank Uganda video available
A two-part TV programme giving a behind the scenes look at World Bank/IMF negotiations in Uganda has just been screened in the UK.
IFI governance
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Indian groups debate World Bank state level adjustment
Andra Pradesh, India, has been the testing ground for a precedent-setting
IFI governance
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The future of NGO World Bank strategy discussed
In October the Bank Information Center held a strategy meeting for 80 people from NGOs and foundations concerned about the World Bank.
IFI governance
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Partnerships action
The World Bank has finished consultations on its partnership initiative to “put committed governments and their people at the centre of the development process” and agreed some action steps for the next few months.
IFI governance
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IMF looks to hire PR firm
The IMF has decided to hire a new public relations firm to bolster its battered image.
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WB/IMF collaboration plans
In response to the external ESAF Review, the World Bank is to collaborate with the IMF in pilot projects in Nicaragua, Vietnam, Tajikistan, Ethiopia, Cameroon and Zimbabwe over the next 12-18 months.
Featured briefings
19 July 2023
The Bretton Woods Observer: Summer 2023
3 July 2023
Civil Society calls for rethink of World Bank’s ‘evolution roadmap’ as part of wider reforms to highly unequal global financial architecture
Joint civil society briefing paper highlights concerns with the World Bank’s Evolution Roadmap, and provides a series of recommendations for a Roadmap that prioritises people, participation and the planet over profit and economic growth.
6 April 2023