Resources

Finance

News

19 August 2003

Poisoned chalice

Wherever it is prescribed, a dose of IMF medicine only compounds economic crisis

Land

Analysis

19 August 2003 | Reports

Haiti Free Trade Zone Summary of Project Information

Land

Background

19 August 2003 | Resource

Haiti Support Group

Conditionality

Analysis

18 August 2003 | Reports

Toward Country-Led Development

Infrastructure

News

16 August 2003

World Bank to Fund Bujagali Power Project, John Eremu

THE World Bank is going ahead to fund the Bujagali hydropower project despite the pullout by the US power giant, AES Corporation.

Finance

News

15 August 2003

Prof Stiglitz lashes out at “defective” IFIs

Social services

News

14 August 2003

World Bank pushes private water

The World Bank has reiterated its controversial case that the introduction of the private sector in some areas of Africa would help ease the continent’s water crisis.

Accountability

News

13 August 2003

World Bank launches global fund for indigenous peoples, Sergio Jellinek

The Global Fund for Indigenous Peoples will provide financial support for grants directly to Indigenous Peoples Organizations, capacity building for leaders in the Andean region, and strengthening of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.

Finance

News

7 August 2003

World Bank asks Bangladesh to slash bank staff

The World Bank, pushing Bangladesh to reform its financial sector, has asked the country to halve the number of staff at four state-run commercial banks.

Land

News

6 August 2003

Global body to review science in farming

The largest review to date of the role of science and technology in world farming has finally been agreed to by an alliance including the US administration and the World Bank, as well as environmental and development pressure groups.

Accountability

Analysis

6 August 2003 | Reports

Evaluation of the Integrated Framework: Interim Report

Infrastructure

News

4 August 2003

World Bank Knew about Enron’s Payoffs in Guatemala

A newly released U.S. Senate report has found that the World Bank and other U.S. taxpayer-backed agencies knew that Enron was paying commissions to a shadowy company to win a contract in Guatemala.