Paul Wolfowitz' nomination as World Bank president was approved by the board 31 March. Observers from across the political spectrum have denounced the selection process.
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Southern voices join howls of protest at Wolfowitz nomination
Pressure is mounting on World Bank executive directors worldwide to oppose the nomination of Paul Wolfowitz for World Bank president.
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Bretton Woods Project statement on the Wolfowitz nomination to head the World Bank
Paul Wolfowitz is utterly inappropriate to head the World Bank.
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Opposition swells to appointment of Wolfowitz to head World Bank
Opposition is growing to the nomination of Paul Wolfowtiz for World Bank president.
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Africa commission: World Bank and IMF "increasingly irrelevant"
Our common interest, the report of the Commission for Africa, launched 11 March has pointed the finger at the Bretton Woods Institutions for their role in African underdevelopment and has called for sweeping reforms.
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The end of the Wolfensohn era
Bank president James Wolfensohn has said he will retire on 31 May after 10 years in the post.
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Who will be the next World Bank president?
In an email sent to both his board and news agency Reuters, current Bank president…
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Bank, Fund annual meetings: the ‘Mallaby effect’
The annual meetings drew to a close with little or no progress made on any of the substantive issues on the agenda. Long-time IFI watchers warned of a resurgence of the old ways of doing business at the Bank.
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Bretton Woods Institutions should “start a new life”: Chinese central bank governor
A panel was held with southern country officials to discuss the democratic deficit at the World Bank and IMF.
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Fawlty Powers: Sixty years of the World Bank and IMF
An alliance of eight UK-based development and environment NGOs are organising events throughout September and October to raise awareness of the vital role to be played by the UK government in reforming the Bank and the Fund.
