After four and a half years based in Christian Aid’s building in Waterloo the Bretton Woods Project has moved.
Western Europe
Finance
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Brown’s Committee Is “Political Whitewash”
Bank and Fund staff have complained that the Joint IMF-World Bank Implementation Committee (JIC), which has been established to coordinate work on the Heavily Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) Initiative and the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP) program is just “political whitewash”.
Accountability
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UK companies lead Bank hall of corruption shame
Over half of companies breaching World Bank guidelines on fraud and corruption are British.
WB/IMF roles
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UK Strategy on World Bank
In March the UK Department for International Development published its Institutional Strategy Paper on the World Bank Group.
Rights
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Project recognised in networking award
The Bretton Woods Project was first runner up in GreenNet’s Networker of the year award for its website, launched last year.
IFI governance
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Blair appeal on global institutions
At the Davos Economic Summit in January UK Prime Minister Tony Blair called for serious debate about reforming global institutions.
IFI governance
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Treasury Committee supports UK transparency
The UK should be more transparent about the decisions it takes at the IMF recommends the UK’s Treasury Committee in its February 2000 report on the IMF.
Accountability
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Kenyans reject new WB and IMF lending
The Stakeholders Support Group (SSG), formed by Kenyan opposition party members, lawyers and NGOs, is protesting against the resumption of IMF lending, saying that the government has not made the necessary reforms to stamp out corruption.
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Democratising Global Economy and Culture
The University of Helsinki is organising a conference exploring cosmopolis and opportunities for reforming global governance from 2-3rd June 2000.
Conditionality
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UK ED quizzed on UK role in Bank and Fund
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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Cambridge to London office
Sarah Cambridge has joined the World Bank’s London office to manage the outreach programme in the UK and Ireland.
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UK ISP still AWOL
Over a year after it was due to come out and after initial consultations were held with NGOs, the Department for International Development (DFID) has still not published its Institutional Strategy Paper on the World Bank Group.