The Kyoto climate change meeting in December brought together ministers from 160 countries to agree binding restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions.
International
IFI governance
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Further IMF Review Delay
The external ESAF review has been delayed again for the consultants to finalise their report.
IFI governance
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IFC reviews roll off the production line
Largely due to the persistent efforts of NGOs and some Executive Directors, the International Finance Corporation (IFC-a private sector support arm of the World Bank Group) has unveiled a series of reviews and new initiatives.
IFI governance
News
Counter Summit Plans
The world’s richest countries’ annual summit will take place in Birmingham, UK, this year from 15-17 May.
Finance
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IDA Discussions Start
Paula Donovan, the World Bank staff member in charge of raising funds for the Bank’s soft loan arm the International Development Association (IDA), has undertaken a series of meetings designed to reassure parliamentarians and NGOs.
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Official Contacts
Official Contacts
IFI governance
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Forest Policy Reviews
The World Bank has agreed to carry out a forest policy implementation review followed by a Forest Sector Strategy review over the next few months.
Knowledge
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Are the 2015 poverty targets realistic?
A draft World Bank report examines poverty trends and assesses whether economic growth will be sufficient to reduce poverty to the 2015 targets agreed by donor governments in the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee.
Finance
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IMF criticism grows as S. E. Asia Crisis Worsens
Doubts about the IMF’s capacity to deal with international currency problems are mounting as the South East Asian crisis worsens despite the IMF’s bail-out efforts.
Knowledge
News
“Include poor in poverty solutions”: new Bank Report
In an annually repeated ritual the World Bank has "reaffirmed the central importance of poverty…
Finance
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Aiding banks or people?
The IMF’s interventions have again raised discussions of who bears the burden of financial crises.
Conditionality
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Trigger conditions explained
A country assistance strategy (CAS) identifies “high”, “base” and “low” case lending scenarios - which one a country initially receives depends on its economic prospects.
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Year one of World Bank Paris Agreement alignment in the energy sector: ‘green conditionality’ dwarfs green investments
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Is the World Bank rolling back commitments to citizen engagement, again?
Understanding the Bank’s chequered history with public, community and civil society participation is key for understanding what is at stake and what to do next.