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24 August 2009 | Events

Agenda: Recovery towards what? Finance, justice, sustainability

The agenda for the "Recovery towards what? Finance, justice, sustainability" conference in London, 6 November 2009.

Land

News

15 February 2010

Farming furore: World Bank launches new agriculture fund

The Bank’s new multi-billion dollar agriculture trust fund has got off the ground while its recent agriculture strategy signals a renewed attempt to push the controversial policies of the 2008 World Development Report.

Environment

News

12 February 2010

Debt aftershocks to shake Haiti's recovery?

An IMF loan to Haiti in response to the devastating earthquake in early January has been criticised for exacerbating the country's debt burden and endangering recovery.

Accountability

News

12 February 2010

IMF still failing to connect with member countries

An independent evaluation of the IMF's dealings with its member countries shows a startling amount of displeasure with the Fund's work in rich and poor countries alike. The IMF board failed to come up with a credible action plan to deal with the problems.

Social services

News

15 February 2010

IMF economic policies under fire

While the political agenda at the IMF is shifting back to mandate and governance reform, there are growing calls that the Fund needs to fundamentally rethink the monetary and fiscal policies it recommends if the institution is to retain legitimacy and renew its mandate.

Infrastructure

News

15 February 2010

Large hydropower: renewable or not?

Contradictions in the World Bank's approach to hydropower call into question its burgeoning portfolio in the sector.

Knowledge

Background

15 February 2010 | Resource

Recommended resources on the World Bank and IMF 2009

Recommendations from Bretton Woods Project staff on the best papers, books and electronic resources of 2009.

Infrastructure

News

15 February 2010

World Bank prospects for climate finance, others weigh innovative sources

Leaked documents reveal that the World Bank is anxiously awaiting the outcome of the Copenhagen Accord on climate change and is optimistic that it will play a leading role in future climate finance. Meanwhile, the looming gaps in finance left unresolved in Copenhagen are turning attention to proposals for innovative sources, including those that involve the controversial the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Finance

News

15 February 2010

IEG calls World Bank's crisis action limited

A November report by the World Bank's arms-length Independent Evaluation Group declared that the additional Bank funding made in response to the financial crisis was "sizable yet modest, compared to the fall in private capital flows to emerging and developing economies and to the assistance provided by some other sources."

Finance

News

15 February 2010

IEG calls for overhaul of World Bank's lending criteria

The withholding of a critical evaluation of the World Bank’s method of allocating lending to low-income countries raises suspicions that the Bank is seeking to avoid public criticism in advance of the upcoming negotiations for replenishment of the Bank’s cheap loan arm.

IFI governance

News

15 February 2010

IMF waters down transparency review

The IMF executive board significantly weakened many of the far-ranging proposals made by Fund staff in the recently completed transparency review, leaving significant power in the hands of countries to block the disclosure of country documents, and failing to require publication of draft policy proposals before they are discussed at the Board.

Environment

News

11 December 2009

The World Bank and climate negotiations: updates from Copenhagen

News and analysis from in and around the UN climate talks in Copenhagen - frequently updated.