Activists from across the US will converge in Washington to protest at the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings.
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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.
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IMF crisis conditions reviewed
A new review of IMF conditionality will assess the conditions applied to financial crisis countries, and recommend future approaches.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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Bank private sector strategy
In September the World Bank produced a new private sector development strategy.
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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.
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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.
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“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.