Social services

Finance

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Health policy attacked

The People’s Health Conference 2000 criticized the World Bank’s health policies for being “anti-Third World”.

6 February 2001

Infrastructure

News

Indian power sector employees protest privatisation

More than a million electricity workers protested for a day in December against a proposed bill that follows “World Bank prescriptions” to privatize the power sector in India.

6 February 2001

Rights

News

New Freshwater Action Network

A new network has been launched to support NGO advocacy around freshwater issues.

6 February 2001

Social services

News

Panama Bay scheme alert

An NGO concerned about a project that will cause irreversible damage to Panama Bay is calling for international support.

12 December 2000

Conditionality

News

US rejects user fees

The US government has been forced to adopt legislation requiring it to oppose IMF and WB loans, which contain conditions for the imposition of user fees for primary education or primary health care.

12 December 2000

Finance

News

Turkey in crisis

Turkey is the latest country to be overcome by financial crisis.

12 December 2000

Social services

News

World Bank economic modelling unmasked

Briefing to expose the problems with the data model still used by the World Bank to produce the influential projections used in every Country Assistance Strategy.

26 October 2000

Social services

News

Hondurans strike against privatization

In August, thousands of civil servants went on strike for 24 hours in Honduras disrupting education, transport and health services.

26 October 2000

Conditionality

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Russian u-turn on IMF conditionality

In September, Russia reimposed energy sector controls to force Russian oil companies to sell some of their product on the home market, only months after it removed them to comply with IMF conditionality.

26 October 2000

Social services

News

Protests over Paraguay privatisation plans

In June, several protesters and journalists were injured after clashes with police in Asuncion, Paraguay, on the first day of a 48-hour general strike against plans to privatize telephone, water and railroad companies.

11 August 2000