Finance and debtBank and Fund involvement in financing development and debt creation. The role of World Bank aid and lending in development and reconstruction projects as well as a focus on the Funds' role in the international financial architecture and financial sector reform in borrower countries. Includes: Development finance, capital account liberalisation and capital controls, financial sector reform, International financial architecture, debt and debt arbitration, Heavily Indebted Poor Countries initiative (HIPC), crisis prevention and resolution read more... BriefingsThe World Bank, the IFC and the antecedents of the financial crisisThe financial crisis seemed to come out of the blue, but Paulo dos Santos of the University of London argues that the ground was laid by financial sector privatisation, liberalisation and deregulation. Far from these trends being confined to the rich world, the World Bank and the IFC have played a key role in pushing these policies throughout emerging markets, exposing them to the fallout of the financial crisis. read article... Africa and the making of adjustment How economists hijacked the Bank's agendaDevelopment economist and professor of African studies Howard Stein examines the evolution of policy in the Bank, focusing on how economists became hegemonic. In this essay he details the origin of structural adjustment, tracing its roots back to a set of neoliberal economists who gained influence at the Bank in the late 1970s. read article... The World Bank and transportGiven that the World Bank's primary activity in its first decades of operation was financing infrastructure projects, the fact that the transport sector is the single largest sector for Bank lending should come as no surprise. However with the prevalence of concerns about underinvestment in social sectors, transport lending was on the decline in the late 90s and early part of this century. Now the pendulum is swinging back and transport sector lending is on the rise in both the public and private sector arms of the Bank. read article... Items 1 to 10 of 330Reform of the international financial system Latest intelligence and informationWe aim to use this page as a place to catalogue the latest civil society activity and analysis in response to calls for a new international conference on monetary and financial cooperation. read article... Awash with cash or hard up? IFIs face increasing demands on their resourcesAs economies slump across the world, the World Bank and the IMF are looking to pump out cash, but while the Bank´s resources are expanding, there are questions about whether the IMF has enough. read article... Back from the dead IMF pumps out loans and conditionalityA few months ago pundits were calling time on the Fund, but the financial crisis' impact on emerging markets has brought it roaring back to life, with its usual dose of austerity and conditionality. read article... The World Bank, the IFC and the antecedents of the financial crisisThe financial crisis seemed to come out of the blue, but Paulo dos Santos of the University of London argues that the ground was laid by financial sector privatisation, liberalisation and deregulation. Far from these trends being confined to the rich world, the World Bank and the IFC have played a key role in pushing these policies throughout emerging markets, exposing them to the fallout of the financial crisis. read article... New international economic architecture No shortage of blueprintsThe financial and economic crises have brought out a plethora of ideas for reforming the international financial architecture. Below, we highlight a few of the many different blueprints. read article... Official political processes to reform the international financial architectureLatest political actions by countries and organisations to reform the international financial architecture in the light of the current financial crisis. This includes actions by the G20, the United Nations, and others. read article... IMF working group on sovereign wealth funds agrees voluntary codeIn October the working group released generally accepted principles and practises (GAPP), consisting of 24 voluntary principles, endorsed by the IMFC at the annual meetings. read article... Global Financial Crisis meeting J. Stiglitz leads conference on the eve of the G20 meetingA conference on November 14 of international regulators, policymakers and academics was held to discuss reform of the financial system and prevention of further social crisis. read article... G20 heads of state meeting 15th November 2008 Summary and analysis of Washington meetingDespite being billed as a 'Bretton Woods 2' meeting, the first G20 head of state meeting in Washington agreed little of substance, and was criticised for an opaque, closed preparation process. read article... Letter to the Prime Minister urging him to radically rewrite global financial rulesThis letter was sent to Gordon Brown, prior to the 15 November summit, by a UK coalition of 24 of the most influential trade unions, development charities, environmental groups and religious leaders. It urges on him to put people and the environment at the heart of the international economic system and push key economic and institutional reforms. read article... |
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