Wednesday's unprecedented revolt on the IMF's governing board, when three of the rich Group of Seven nations joined the ranks of dissenters declining to support continued lending, took the rancour with Argentina to a new level.
Website of the parallel forum to the World Social Forum, rejecting the WSF as compromised to large NGOs and funders.
Independent media coverage of the World Social Forum.
Official website of the WSF 2004 held in Mumbai, India, 16 - 21 January.
This unique book explores a very broad range of ideas and institutions and provides thorough and detailed case studies in the context of broader theoretical analysis. The volume explores topics such as poverty, global governance, sustainable development and the environment and provides detailed case studies on the World Bank, the WTO, the IMF, Asian Development Bank, UN Development Programme and the OECD's Development Assistance Committee, which should be of particular interest and use to advanc
The six-day World Social Forum highlighted the need for urgent action, beginning with a global anti-war march on March 20, and a movement against the IMF and the World Bank between April 22-25, which marks the 60th anniversary of the two institutions.
The World Bank needs to hire more experts on gender equality, press borrowers to include gender issues in its investments, and offer more incentives for its staff to work toward eliminating gaps between men and women worldwide, says a recent study.
Public statement of opposition parties in Cambodia condemning choice of company to act as forest monitor under World Bank loan.
A Norwegian public company has pulled out of World Bank talks on developing the Bujagali hydropower project in Uganda.
One week before Christmas, the World Bank released the final $15 million of its Structural Adjustment Credit (SAC) to Cambodia, despite the fact that the Cambodian government has not met the forest management-related conditions of the loan.
At the 80th anniversary of the World Bank and IMF, global civil society must maintain pressure on the Brazilian and South African G20 presidencies to ensure the forth Financing for Development Conference in 2025 results in urgently required international financial architecture reform.
Multilateral development banks can reduce their dependence on hard currency lending and make local currency financing a central element of their developmental mandate.
