A major policy report has been produced with proposals for the Financing for Development summit to be held next March 2002 in Monterrey, Mexico.
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Conditionality review exposes divergent opinions
Consultations held in Berlin, Tokyo and London for the IMF’s conditionality review have revealed significant differences in opinions.
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Argentina to be sacrificed on free-market altar?
In August, Argentinian teachers, doctors and public workers went on strike and unemployed workers and students blocked roads to protest against rising unemployment and cuts in pensions and salaries.
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Tanzanian user-fees concern
In 2000 the US Congress passed a law requiring the government to oppose loans that includes user fees for basic health or education services.
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New official review of PRSPs
The World Bank and the IMF are inviting public participation in reviews of the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) process.
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Bank rejects adjustment findings
Initial findings of a review of adjustment policies by government, WB and civil society were presented to Bank management in Washington DC in July.
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Malawian NGOs recommend PRSP improvements
Following a successful bid to extend the PRSP process in Malawi, the Malawi Economic Justice Network has appraised the process with a view to informing and improving the next stages.
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Slimmer IMF but fatter Bank
The IMF’s efforts to streamline itself are likely to make little difference to countries implementing Bank and IMF programmes.
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Bolivian civil society sidelined in PRSP process
About seventy civil society organisations in Bolivia have signed a statement detailing concerns with the consultation and drafting process for the country’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper.
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PRSPs still promote privatisation
Analysis of four completed PRSPs and twelve Interim PRSPs by World Development Movement finds that civil society groups are dissatisfied with the extent of public involvement and that IMF and Bank influence is weakening government ownership.
