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14 November 2008 | Letters

Letter to the Prime Minister urging him to radically rewrite global financial rules

This letter was sent to Gordon Brown, prior to the 15 November summit, by a UK coalition of 24 of the most influential trade unions, development charities, environmental groups and religious leaders. It urges on him to put people and the environment at the heart of the international economic system and push key economic and institutional reforms.

Knowledge

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22 September 2021

Global civil society achieves significant victory as World Bank discontinues contentious Doing Business Report

Significant victory for global civil society and movements as World Bank ends Doing Business Report

Conditionality

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12 December 2019

Uprising and discontent: Global protests erupt against IMF-backed policies

From Latin America to North Africa and the Middle East, governments experience backlash against IMF loan programmes and policy recommendations.

Land

Background

12 April 2011 | Minutes

Gender, IFIs and the global food crisis

Notes of a panel discussion, Washington DC, 12 April 2011

Accountability

Background

15 November 2006 | Minutes

Global Transparency Initiative (GTI) - regional launch

This is a summary of the Global Transparency Initiative (GTI) regional launch held at Westminster on the 2nd of November 2006.

Rights

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19 June 2006

Call for global actions against the IFIs

Global call for action issued against the IFIs.

Rights

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8 April 2006

Mumbai infrastructure violates safeguards: Inspection Panel

The publication on 29 March of the Inspection Panel investigation into the Mumbai urban transport project has revealed that the Bank "did not comply with a number of requirements under its own policies".

Background

6 September 2005 | Glossary

Global Development Gateway

A World Bank-initiated, Internet-based forum facilitating the provision and exchange of information regarding development.

Background

6 September 2005 | Glossary

Global Development Network

World Bank-initiated network linking professionals and research institutes for development policy formulation.

IFI governance

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22 November 2004

Global policy forum

The World Bank-civil society Joint Facilitation Committee is planning a three-day policy dialogue in Washington in advance of the spring meetings in April.

IFI governance

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26 May 2003

Global reform in one easy step

Quote from Former Director-General of the WTO

Private Sector

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8 May 2002

Secret meeting of global powerful on WTO

The Evian Group held its annual meeting in Montreux, Switzerland, last month inviting a select group of business executives, policy makers, academics and opinion makers.