Rudolf Amenga-Etego, who is campaigning against a privatisation scheme being backed by the World Bank, has won a 2004 Goldman environmental prize.
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.
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.
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.
The Corporate Scorecard’s accountability gap is symptomatic of a broader failure on the part of the WBG to fully internalise, integrate and learn from the work of its accountability mechanisms.
