Environment

Analysis

Terschelling discussion groups

Days two and three of the Terschelling meeting were conducted as small breakout groups, interspersed by short plenary discussions.

Environment

News

Growth Accounting - Select Glossary

These definitions of selected growth accounting and international financial institution terms are taken from various reports, explaining especially the current World Bank usages.

Environment

News

Questioning the Growth Model - Related Readings

A selected list of materials made available at the Terschelling meeting, and some further relevant publications.

Environment

Analysis

Roleplay Reflections

At noon on the second day of the Terschelling meeting, five of us were lured away from the peak of the discussions to “role-play” a World Bank public consultation.

Private Sector

News

Elections “don’t matter”: says Indonesia fund manager

Foreigners may not know much about these parties, they may not care much, but at the end of the day it doesn’t really matter who wins as long as the IMF and World Bank are still calling the shots.

Accountability

News

World Bank appoints senior policy compliance advisor

The World Bank Group has appointed the first IFC/MIGA Compliance Advisor/Ombudsperson.

IFI governance

News

Bank health loans fail check-up

The World Bank’s Operations Evaluation Unit recently criticised Bank loans for Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP).

Knowledge

News

Absolute poverty rising: targets doubtful

New World Bank estimates suggest that 1.5bn people live in abject poverty, up from 1.

Private Sector

News

MIGA policies finalised

In May the Board of Directors of MIGA, the World Bank Group’s private sector risk guarantee arm, agreed new policies and procedures.

Knowledge

News

New Bank wisdom on economic crises

The Bank has identified 5 main ways in which macroeconomic crises affect the poor.

IFI governance

News

Bank hires UK corporate governance expert

This summer Anne Simpson will leave Pensions and Investment Research Consultants to develop the World Bank’s corporate governance strategy for the private sector.

Finance

News

New IMF credit plan too harsh

The IMF’s Contingency Credit Line (CCL), agreed during the Spring meetings, will not help developing countries facing financial crisis because the qualification conditions are too demanding.