IFI governance
Background
13 April 2011 | Minutes
IMF triennial surveillance review
Notes of meeting, Washington DC, April 13, 2011
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Accountability
Background
14 April 2011 | Minutes
Notes of meeting between UK Executive Director to World Bank and Civil Society Groups
Civil society organisations met UK Executive Director to the World Bank and staff from the Department for International Development to discuss the World Development Report on conflict, security and development; the spring meetings and food security; the World Bank's energy strategy and performance in the health sector.
Environment
News
13 September 2011
Donor governments join critical chorus on the CIFs
The Bank-housed Climate Investments Funds (CIFs) are facing increasing criticism from donor governments and civil society groups, while concerns that the Bank's role in the new Green Climate Fund (GCF) constitutes a conflict of interest continue.
IFI governance
News
15 April 2011
World Bank-IMF spring meetings 2011
Analysis of governance reforms and other decisions made at the 2011 World Bank and IMF spring meetings
Rights
Background
18 April 2011 | Minutes
Safeguards consultation, World Bank, 16 April 2011
Summary of consultation held at the World Bank in Washington, 16 April 2011
IFI governance
Background
13 May 2011 | Minutes
IMF consultation on the 2011 review of conditionality
Minutes from a 4 May 2011 consultation in London between civil society organisations and IMF staff.
IFI governance
News
23 May 2011 | Letters
Open letter to all Governors of the International Monetary Fund
Because of the resignation of Dominique Strauss-Kahn as IMF Managing Director, we are writing to urge you to push for the selection of the best candidate through an open, merit-based, transparent process, and the public support of the majority of the IMF membership, including developing countries.
Infrastructure
News
14 June 2011
World Bank energy strategy stalled
A mid April meeting of the World Bank board sub-group, the Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE), threw the development of the Bank’s energy strategy into disarray, while NGOs complain of a weakening of Bank commitment to consultation and continue to critique Bank energy investments.
IFI governance
News
14 June 2011
IEG faults IFC poverty focus
An April report by the Bank’s arms-length evaluation unit faults the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Bank’s private sector arm, for failing to pay attention to how its promotion of private sector growth impacts the poor.
Accountability
News
13 September 2011
IEG annual report slates World Bank's education work
The Bank's Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) released its annual report at end August, again finding shortfalls and uneven results across the World Bank Group. While the Bank's leadership has steered the institution towards more private sector work, outcomes in the education sector and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have dropped substantially.
Accountability
Background
6 April 2010 | Minutes
Meeting between UK civil society and Susanna Moorehead, UK Executive Director to the World Bank
Minutes of a meeting between UK civil society, UK World Bank Executive Director Susanna Moorehead, and DFID staff
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.
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