The business-as-usual findings emerging from a Bank review of conditionality released late July have been challenged by the British government and are contradicted by the findings of a study by Irish NGO Debt and Development Coalition.
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UK cuts through World Bank spin on conditionality
The business-as-usual findings emerging from a Bank review of conditionality released late July have been challenged by the British government and are contradicted by the findings of a study by Irish NGO Debt and Development Coalition.
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UK National audit office undertakes a review of DfID's engagement with multilaterals
Summary of the terms of reference of the UK National audit office's review of DfID's engagement with multilaterals
Infrastructure
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IFC consultation with civil society on the safeguard review
Highlights of the IFC consultation with civil society on its revision of the WBG environmental and social safeguards
Environment
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EIR Update: highlights of civil society meeting with World Bank Group
Civil society meeting with the World Bank Group on the Extractive Industries Review update
Environment
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Meeting between UK NGOs and Secretary of State, Hilary Benn
Summary of key points discussed at the meeting on 20 September between Secretary of State Hilary Benn, and UK NGOs
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The Reality of Aid 2004: Report on Governance and Rights
This year's Reality of Aid report focuses on Governance and Human Rights in International Cooperation. It was produced by a global network of civil society organizations from both the north and south. The report calls for all actors in the global aid regime to entrench the discourse of human rights in international cooperation.
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Next World Development Report: Equity and development
An outline of the Bank's flagship annual report, the World Development Report, which will focus on inequality was released in August.
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Report on investment “promotes interests of the north”
Researchers at the Geneva-based South Centre have argued that the Bank's latest World Development Report, oversells the benefits of foreign direct investment, advocates the restriction of government policy space, and promotes the agenda of northern countries in trade and investment agreements.
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Ties that bind: possible shifts on conditionality?
The extent to which efforts to review conditionality represent a desire for better implementation rather than a fundamental re-examination of the impact of policy conditions remains unclear.
