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Accountability

Analysis

2 September 2010 | Briefings

Submission on the World Bank and IFC to DFID's multilateral aid review

As the UK government reviews its funding and relationships with multilateral organisations, we argue that the World Bank Group's poor performance, lack of country ownership and accountability, and tendency to 'mission creep', require a focus on institutional and policy change at the Bank, and no increase in funding.

Infrastructure

News

30 September 2010

World Bank assesses water strategy, faces barrage of criticism

In September, the Bank released a progress report on the implementation of its 2003 water resources strategy, while criticism mounts over its hydropower lending, water resource management and support for private sector provision.

Finance

News

30 September 2010

IMF at MDG summit: Poor countries should spend less, not more

While the IMF has focussed on its mandate review and governance reform, the institution’s policy towards low-income countries has taken a backseat. Civil society groups are worried that the IMF has returned to promoting fiscal austerity and constraining the investment needed to reach goals on poverty.

Accountability

News

30 September 2010

Gender-blindness and conditionality cast shadow over record World Bank lending

New evidence of worsening gender performance and persistent conditionality has led critics to ask if the Bank is fit for purpose.

IFI governance

News

30 September 2010

IMF changing position on financial sector taxation?

After the IMF's initial dismissal of a global financial transactions tax, its opposition lately seems to have softened. An August draft working paper by a Fund staffer was welcomed by campaigners for its positive view of FTTs.

IFI governance

News

10 October 2010

Annual meetings 2010: communiqués coverage

Coverage of the communiqu

Accountability

Background

19 July 2010 | Minutes

Meeting of UK NGOs and Susanna Moorehead, UK Executive Director to the World Bank, and Rachel Turner

Notes of the meeting

IFI governance

Background

11 October 2010 | Minutes

Global economic governance

Notes of the seminar of annual meetings 2010

IFI governance

News

12 October 2010

World Bank-IMF annual meetings 2010

Analysis, news, and about the events inside and around the World bank/IMF annual meetings 2009. This page is being updated regularly.

IFI governance

Background

12 October 2010 | Minutes

Investment lending reform

A briefing by World Bank staff on the investment lending reform, 9 October 2010

Accountability

Analysis

19 October 2010 | Paper

Submission to the International Development Committee of the UK parliament: inquiry into the World B

The UK should not increase its contribution to IDA in the current replenishment. Instead, it should focus on achieving substantial reforms of the World Bank and IFC in key areas, including health, gender, climate and energy, and the private sector, and in radically improving the legitimacy, transparency and accountability of the institution.