Norway, Germany, IMF, WOrld Bank and experts discuss tackling tax evasion and capital flight.
Private Sector
Accountability
News
UN calls for human rights accountability
A UN report says the World Bank's investment arbitration facility is at odds with the protection of human rights.
Environment
Background
Dialogue with NGOs and Lars Thunell, Executive Vice President and CEO, IFC
Dialogue with NGOs and Lars Thunell, Executive Vice President and CEO, IFC
IFI governance
Background
Briefing on the new IFC-IDA Secretariat
Notes from a briefing by World Bank staff on the new IFC-IDA joint secretariat
Finance
News
IFC challenges highlighted in the Middle East
The International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank, is rapidly increasing its investment in the Middle East, raising questions about the development value of its activities. A Norwegian study of the IFC's Doing Business indicators questions the usefulness of the index to making real-life improvements to a country's business environment.
Accountability
News
World Bank and procurement: Development tool or TNC sop?
A new study on the Bank's push for procurement reform suggests that a narrow focus on value for money may undermine the ability of governments to use procurement as a tool for development; meanwhile US and European corporate lobbyists continue to pressure the Bank to go slow on the use of developing countries' own procurement systems.
Environment
Background
Highlights of BWI-UK network meeting with Caroline Sergeant, 7 February 2008
Highlights of NGO meeting with alternative executive director to the World Bank, Caroline Sergeant
IFI governance
News
Llamado en respaldo al retiro de Bolivia del ICSID
En enero del 2008, más de 800 grupos de ciudadanos de 59 países de todos los continentes presentaron una solicitud a Robert Zoellick, Presidente del Banco Mundial, exigiendo que el Banco respete la decisión de Bolivia de retirarse del Centro Internacional para la Presentación de Disputas sobre Inversiones.
Social services
News
IFC and health "unsubstantiated claims"
In a December report financed by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) estimates that over the next decade $25 to $30 billion will be needed to meet the needs of Africa's health care and announced that it will coordinate $1 billion, in equity investments and loans to finance private sector health provision in Sub-Saharan Africa
Environment
News
World Bank and power
Calls for the Bank to end its lending for fossil fuels have increased in the aftermath of the 13th conference of the parties of the UN framework convention on climate change in Bali but the Bank has continued to push oil, gas and coal operations.
