World Bank/IMF governanceIssues relating to the governance of the Bank and Fund by their member countries. Includes: Governance structures, Parliamentary scrutiny, transparency, accountability, complaint mechanisms, governance structures, evaluation mechanisms, spring/annual meetings read read more background... Items 1 to 10 of 481Meeting of UK NGOs and Susanna Moorehead, UK Executive Director to the World Bank, and Rachel Turner, Director of International Finance Department, DFID July 2010Notes of the meeting read article... Governments agree $86.2 billion boost to World Bank capitalShareholder governments have agreed an $86.2 billion boost to the capital that guarantees the lending of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD, the World Bank's middle-income country lending arm). read article... IFI governance reform freezing over?An in-depth analysis of the latest round of World Bank reforms shows they delivered significantly less than proclaimed, while IMF governance reforms, slated to conclude in January 2011, are proceeding slowly and promising only minor changes. read article... World Bank's anti-corruption "charade"Fresh revelations have again called into question a review of the Bank's anti-corruption unit. read article... Analysis of World Bank voting reforms Governance remains illegitimate and outdatedThe World Bank will continue to be overwhelmingly dominated by rich countries, which stunts its legitimacy and limits its capacity to serve the interests of developing countries. read article... Future of the World Bank: major reforms or a series of minor adjustments? Civil society event at the World Bank spring meetings 2010, 24 AprilCivil society event at the World Bank spring meetings 2010, 24 April read article... Spring meetings 2010: communiqués coverageCoverage of the communiqués from the G24, G20, IMFC and Development Committee at the 2010 Spring Meetings of the World Bank and IMF. read article... World Bank-IMF spring meetings 2010Analysis of governance reforms and other decisions made at the 2010 World Bank and IMF spring meetings read article... Launch of Bank Information Center's (BIC's) model energy strategy Civil society event at the World Bank spring meetings 2010, 24 AprilCivil society event at the World Bank spring meetings 2010, 24 April read article... UK complacent about World Bank failings Lax DFID report lacks plan for progressIn its annual report, the UK's Department for International Development (DFID) highlighted serious weaknesses in the World Bank's work on gender and crisis response, but overlooked failings on health, climate impacts and governance reform. read article... |
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Beyond the London Summit: Assessing the UK government's response to the financial crisis and charting a way forward 13 June 2009
Bretton Woods Project submission on the DFID White Paper 11 May 2009
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