WBG—World Bank GroupEstablished in 1944 at the Bretton Woods summit the World Bank Group is based in Washington D.C. with some 10,000 staff, 30 per cent of which are based in more than 100 country offices. The current president is Robert Zoellick who was appointed in 2007. The World Bank Group is made up of five organisations: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD); International Development Association (IDA); International Finance Corporation (IFC); Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA); and International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). read more... BriefingsFacilitating whose power? WB and IMF policy influence in Nigeria's energy sectorDespite rhetoric to the contrary, the World Bank's energy portfolio still fails to reap the double dividend of renewable energy technologies that would tackle both energy poverty and climate change. Nigerian economic policies shaped by World Bank and IMF recommendations, policy agreements and conditionality have so far lead to a dysfunctional electricity privatisation process, a heavy and as yet unfulfilled reliance on reform of the gas sector, and the failure to make any widespread practical progress on pro-poor, decentralised renewable energy read article... The World Bank and healthIn the last five years the global system for channelling development finance to the health sector has changed radically, causing the Bank to seriously re-examine its role in health finance. This article covers the who, what, where and how much of the World Bank's work with in the health sector. read article... Is the Bank's carbon markets approach an effective way to address climate change?The World Bank's involvement in the carbon market is under hot debate: Janet Redman from the Institute for Policy Studies opposes its approach while Jon Sohn, from Climate Change Capital argues that there is a role for the Bank to play. read article... 1332 itemsWorld Bank-IMF spring meetings 2008At this year's spring meetings, the World Bank faced increasing opposition to its plans to tackle climate change, while the IMF was forced to admit that the lack of democracy in its governance is probably why it missed the boat on the credit crisis. read article... The right to development in a climate constrained world? A presentation of the Greenhouse Development Rights FrameworkAt this session, Tom Anathasiou presented the Greenhouse Development Rights Framework, a climate protection framework designed to "break the impasse by expanding the climate protection agenda while safeguarding the right to a dignified level of sustainable human development". read article... World Bank and climate change, NGO briefingCivil society meeting on the latest developments of the World Bank's involvment in climate change and energy. read article... Towards a World Bank Group Strategic Framework on Climate Change and DevelopmentTowards a World Bank Group Strategic Framework on Climate Change and Development read article... Dialogue with NGOs and Lars Thunell, Executive Vice President and CEO, IFCDialogue with NGOs and Lars Thunell, Executive Vice President and CEO, IFC read article... Briefing on the World Bank’s Six Strategic Themes Spring meetings 2008Minutes of a briefing by World Bank staff on the WBG's six strategic themese read article... Briefing on the new IFC-IDA Secretariat CSO policy dialogue from the spring meetings 2008Notes from a briefing by World Bank staff on the new IFC-IDA joint secretariat read article... Globalization, growth and development: Doing what works Presentation by the Commission on Growth and DevelopmentMinutes from a presentation by some members of the Commission on Growth and Development at the WB/IMF Spring meetings 2008 read article... |
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