Trade
News
13 April 2004
Resources
Accountability
News
12 April 2004
WB on Lesotho Court of Appeals Ruling
The World Bank has taken note of the decision of the Court of Appeals of Lesotho to uphold the conviction of Lahmeyer International GmbH on several counts of bribery connected to the Lesotho Highlands Water Project.
Finance
News
9 April 2004
Ethiopia and Niger are made debt test cases, Charlotte Denny and Larry Elliott
Two of Africa's poorest countries are to receive extra debt relief from the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in a move Britain hopes will pave the way for a more generous approach to the third world's loans crisis.
IFI governance
News
8 April 2004
Brown backs Rato to lead the IMF, Larry Elliott and Charlotte Denny
Spain's Rodrigo Rato was emerging as the front runner to be the new International Monetary Fund managing director last night in a compromise package being brokered by Gordon Brown to overcome opposition to Europe's stranglehold on the global institution.
Conditionality
Analysis
7 April 2004 | Reports
Judge and jury: The World Bank’s scorecard for borrowing governments, Nancy Alexander
Finance
Commentary
5 April 2004 | Guest comment
El Banco Mundial y el FMI a los sesenta: Han cambiado en absoluto?, Jeff Powell
IFI governance
Analysis
5 April 2004 | Briefings
Parliaments in sub-saharan Africa: Actors in poverty reduction?, Eberlei and Henn
Knowledge
Analysis
5 April 2004 | Briefings
Is PRGF maximising finance for poverty reduction?
Social services
Background
5 April 2004 | Resource
Social Watch, Roberto Bissio
Background
5 April 2004 | Contact
Atieno Ndomo
Background
5 April 2004 | Contact
Fabien Lefrancois
Rights
Analysis
5 April 2004 | At Issue
World Bank, IMF: Helping peace or creating conditions for war?, Fabien Lefrancois
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