KnowledgeExamines the World Bank's role as a self-proclaimed "knowledge bank". Questions IFI's knowledge biases as well as providing critical analysis of the bank's development effectiveness and its new Information and Communications Technologies initiatives, such as the Development Gateway. Includes: Technical assistance, development gateway, World Development Reports, media, global public goods, research, poverty measurement, 'results' agenda read more background... Items 1 to 10 of 331Doing Business at the crossroads: ten years Spring meetings side event at the Center for Strategic and International StudiesSpring meetings side event hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies on 19 April 2013 read article... The private sector and poverty eradication Experiences from the health sectorThis session gave an overview on the links between private sector and healthcare provision in tackling poverty. read article... Colombia case study: results measurement and poverty eradicationThis session examined Colombia's private sector partnerships and poverty eradication programme. read article... All you need to know: World Bank-IMF spring meetings 2013The 2013 spring meetings of the World Bank and IMF will take place from 18 to 20 April in Washington, DC. You will be able find links below to analysis of the communiqués as well as notes of some of the civil society and official meetings, as they become available. read article... The challenges of advancing sustainability at the World BankThis panel discussion reflected on the major sustainability challenges facing the World Bank through exploring two World Resources Institute areas - a portfolio analysis on 2012 projects, and the interaction between country systems and World Bank safeguard approaches. read article... Financial and housing crises, the Bank's safeguards and the right to adequate housingThis session featured a presentation from UN special rapporteur on the links between financial and housing crises, safeguards and the right to adequate housing. read article... Bending the arc of povertyThe session focused on the World Bank's development strategy, poverty eradication goals, global inequality, and the threat of climate change. read article... Spring meetings 2013: communiqués coverageCoverage of the communiqués from the G24, G20, IMFC and Development Committee at the 2013 spring meetings of the World Bank and IMF. read article... World Bank executive directors roundtable with CSOs 16 April 2013Minutes of an open roundtable with EDs that occurred during the 2013 spring meetings. read article... IEG finds declining impact at Bank, IFCAn annual Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) report on the Results and performance of the World Bank Group 2012 showed declining effectiveness at the Bank Group, with its worst ratings in the areas where its lending is increasing the fastest or it is prioritising work, such as infrastructure and public-private partnerships (PPPs). read article... |
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