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Environment

Background

6 October 2009 | Minutes

Consultation meeting on World Bank environmental strategy

Summary of the first consultation on their new environment strategy, which they will develop next year.

IFI governance

Background

8 October 2009 | Minutes

Financial sector policies in the crisis

Programme of Seminars session in Istanbul on 3 October 2009 with Zeti Aziz, Andrew Crockett, Christine Cummings, Sayed Sadeeq, and John Laker.

IFI governance

Background

9 October 2009 | Minutes

The IMF and protectionist trade policies: What does the record of the past 15 years tell us?

Seminar on the IEo evluation of IMF trade policy advice in Istanbul, 2 October 2009.

Accountability

News

22 September 2009

Breaking the chains?

Violations of the IFC's performance standards in a palm oil project in Indonesia could have far reaching effects, drawing attention to the IFC's responsibility for the impact of whole supply chains as a review of their social and environmental standards gets under way.

IFI governance

News

10 September 2009

Delivering the insufficient?

Despite spin doctoring that called it a triumph for cracking down on banking bonuses, the G20 finance ministers’ statement in early September produced an accounting for how the G20 met or did not meet existing promises and little new agreement. Once again the UK government excluded critical civil society from the discussions.

Land

News

22 September 2009

Bank's approach to agriculture under fire

The World Bank and the IFC have committed to increase funding to agriculture to help tackle the food crisis, but their enthusiasm for agribusiness has been questioned by academics who suggest the benefits will not reach the hungry.

Infrastructure

News

22 September 2009

Jockeying for position over World Bank's role as climate talks near

With roughly two months until the Copenhagen climate negotiations commence, questions loom about quantities of climate finance and which institutions will channel it, leaving speculation about the role the World Bank will end up playing

Environment

News

22 September 2009

Business as usual?

The World Bank's planned energy strategy review focusses on energy access for the poor and environmental sustainability, but NGOs fear it will justify continued fossil fuel finance.

IFI governance

News

22 September 2009

G20 versus UN: the battle continues

The future of international economic governance and financial reform is still being debated separately at the United Nations and the G20, but little progress is being made.

Environment

News

22 September 2009

Contract transparency missing as IFC expands oil investments in Africa

As the World Bank's private lending arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), expands its role in the African oil and gas sector, civil society groups are insisting that it adopt a requirement for full contract transparency in all of the extractive industries projects that it finances.

IFI governance

News

22 September 2009

Rebranding hides little change for IMF lending

The IMF has launched a rebranding exercise for all of its lending to low-income countries, and while the new facilities will deliver more resources, the money seems destined to come with the usual damaging conditionality attached.

Environment

News

22 September 2009

REDD plans move forward despite concerns

As part of the programme for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, the readiness preparation proposals of Guyana, Panama and Indonesia were advanced to the next step by the Participants Committee.