Resources

Conditionality

Analysis

29 March 2004 | Briefings

A critique of the IMF’s role and policy conditionality

Analysis of the problems with IMF conditions in Asia

Rights

Analysis

29 March 2004 | Briefings

NYU conference on human rights

Rights

Commentary

29 March 2004 | Call for action

Action alerts on World Bank Extractive Industries Review implementation

IFI governance

Analysis

29 March 2004 | Briefings

PNOWB Paris Conference Ends With Calls for Action

Conference summary from Parliamentarians Network on the World Bank

IFI governance

News

29 March 2004

Parliamentarians Flex Growing Organization, Make Request of Bank

Article on Parliamentary Network on the World Bank annual conference 2004.

Rights

Analysis

29 March 2004 | Briefings

Disastrous Effect of Left Bank Outfall Drainage

Rights

Analysis

29 March 2004 | Briefings

High-Risk Hypocrisy (full version)

A full version of 'High-Risk Hypocrisy', and a previous report on the same theme, Gambling with Peoples' Lives.

Social services

Analysis

29 March 2004 | Briefings

Dogmatic development: Privatisation and conditionalities in six countries, David Hall

This report looks at how conditionalities and pressures from aid agencies and development banks force developing countries to adopt privatisation policies in public services.

IFI governance

News

29 March 2004

Europe clings to control of IMF’s vacant chair, Larry Elliott

The search for a new leader of the International Monetary Fund will drag on for at least three months as the European Union wrangles over its preferred choice, the Treasury admitted last night.

Environment

Analysis

29 March 2004 | Briefings

Sustainable management of forests in DR Congo

World Bank response to campaigner complaints on Congo forestry

Rights

Commentary

29 March 2004 | Call for action

Stop the World Bank carve-up of the Congo forests!

Appeal to halt forest destruction in Democratic Republic of Congo

Finance

News

26 March 2004

IMF Acknowledges Failures in Argentina Crisis

The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday long-standing weaknesses in Argentina's economy led to its collapse in 2001, while the global lender acknowledged that its own shortcomings had prevented it from detecting the looming crisis.