IFI governance

Rights

News

Washington focus for globalisation protests

Activists from across the US will converge in Washington to protest at the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings.

15 April 2000

Conditionality

News

UK ED quizzed on UK role in Bank and Fund

In October UK Executive Director Stephen Pickford was called before the Treasury and International Development Select Committees for questioning by MPs.

15 December 1999

Conditionality

News

IMF crisis conditions reviewed

A new review of IMF conditionality will assess the conditions applied to financial crisis countries, and recommend future approaches.

15 December 1999

IFI governance

News

Bank compliance with IDA conditions assessed

At the request of donor governments, the Bank’s Operations Evaluation Department will review the performance of the Bank’s IDA programme from 1994 to the present.

15 December 1999

IFI governance

News

Gold tied to IMF evaluation

US congress has agreed a proposal to revalue IMF gold to fund the HIPC Debt Initiative on the condition that the money earned is not used to refinance ESAF (now renamed the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility - PRGF).

15 December 1999

IFI governance

News

Strategic Compact reform funding to end

The extra funding released to restructure the Bank under President Wolfensohn’s “Strategic Compact” reform initiative will run out in March 2000.

15 December 1999

IFI governance

News

Bank private sector strategy

In September the World Bank produced a new private sector development strategy.

15 December 1999

Conditionality

News

IMF takes on poverty mandate

Important changes to the IMF’s remit in the poorest countries were announced at the IMF-WB Annual Meetings in September.

15 December 1999

IFI governance

News

World Bank operations in China, Pakistan examined

In November the Bretton Woods Project filed a submission to the International Development Committee inquiry into British aid to China and Pakistan.

15 December 1999

IFI governance

News

“Knowledge Bank” breaks new ground

The World Bank was a leading organiser of a conference in early December which convened 400 researchers and heads of development think tanks to discuss ways to generate and share research to shape policies.

15 December 1999