World Bank and IMF
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- IMF didn’t change really its approach in low-income countries during recent crisis: proposed alternatives
- ( A.V. Waeyenberge;H. Bargawi;T. McKinley / European Network on Debt and Development , 2010)
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This paper assesses the IMF’s macroeconomic framework and its renewed role in low-income countries (LICs) during and after the recent food, fuel and financial crises. Particularly, the docume...
- Financial Crisis generated significant support: using Special Drawing Rights for public investment to promote developments
- ( S. Ambrose;B. Muchhala / Third World Network , 2010)
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This paper reviews the recent developments in Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), an international reserve asset, created by the IMF. It recommends mobilisation of resources for development finance in l...
Principles for policymakers to reassure investors and the public after the financial crisis
- ( International Monetary Fund , 2010)
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As the financial crisis winds down, policymakers need to formulate and begin to implement strategies for exiting from crisis related intervention policies. This paper identifies broad principles fo...
- How to conduct quality impact evaluations under financial, time and data constraints
- ( M. Bamberger / Independent Evaluation Group Knowledge Programs and Evaluation Capacity Development (IEGKE), World Bank , 2006)
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Evaluation is an important accountability tool. It helps in learning about what works well, what does not and reasons why. However, evaluations can be expensive to conduct. Project and programme ma...
- Analysing the impact of World Bank lending
- ( World Bank , 2008)
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How can the environmental impact of World Bank lending be calculated? The Operations Policy on Development Policy Lending (DPL), requires that the World Bank systematically analyses whether specifi...
The future of the IMF: resources, policies and reform
- ( M. Weisbrot;J. Cordero;L. Sandoval / Center for Economic and Policy Research, Washington , 2009)
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The London Summit of G-20 leaders recently agreed to increase the resources of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by up to $750 billion, for a total that could reach $1 trill...
- The first stage of the IMF review of financing for low-income countries
- ( International Monetary Fund , 2009)
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The review of the Internation Monetary Fund’s facilities and financing framework for low-income countries (LICs) is part of a broader review of the Fund’s facilities. This paper assesse...
- Calls are being made for a 'Bretton Woods II', viewing fundamental financial reform as necessary for both economic and social stability
- ( C. Rude / Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung e.V. , 2008)
- Groups of expert academics, international regulators, bank representatives, policy makers, and trade unionists from the United States, Europe, Asia, and Latin America met in New York to discuss the gl...
- Economic activity in the West Bank stifled by restrictions to movement of people and access to natural resources
- ( World Bank , 2008)
- In developing countries, land often provides a foundation for economic activities in a variety of sectors. In the West Bank, it takes on a particular significance as economic activity is stifled by co...
- A South African perspective on the World Bank and IMF role in Africa
- ( O. Edigheji;A. Amuwo / Institute for Global Dialogue, South Africa , 2008)
- This paper questions the lending progammes of the World Bank (WB), and discusses the significance of its engagement with developing economies. It analyses the history and economics of international de...
