A brief look at the history of World Bank-CSO relations, who's who in the World Bank for civil society actors and some future steps planned by the Bank.
Voting rights
IFI governance
News
Meeting with NGOs over DFID strategy on World Bank
Notes from a 5 August 2003 meeting between DFID and numerous UK NGOs over plans to draft a new institutional strategy for working with the World Bank.
IFI governance
News
US, Europeans trade blows over lack of progress on Bank, Fund governance reform
In late June it emerged that the US government was planning to block progress in the official discussions on reform of World Bank/IMF governance.
IFI governance
News
Global reform in one easy step
Quote from Former Director-General of the WTO
IFI governance
News
Bank private sector watchdog calls for stricter policing
In April a review of the social and environmental policies of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) tabled many criticisms of current practice and suggestions for improvement.
IFI governance
News
IMF needs internal “firewall”
A senior British official has made propositions for a greater separation between the surveillance and lending functions at the IMF.
IFI governance
News
Increasing clarity on limitations of IFI governance debate
In mid February high-level meetings were held in Washington DC to examine proposals to reform the governance of the World Bank and IMF.
IFI governance
News
UK government pushing new finance facility
The British government has issued more detailed plans for a bond market mechanism to increase the amount of money spent on development assistance.
IFI governance
Background
The World Bank and gender
A brief summary of how gender is - or is not - incorporated into World Bank programmes and policies, with links to further resources from both inside the Bank and its critics.
IFI governance
News
Frustration at limited governance discussions
A serious effort to improve Southern country voice at the institutions would require going far beyond capacity-building to change the composition, voting shares and transparency of the Bank/Fund Boards.
