Vol 47 No 2 | CHADCONGO-BRAZZAVILLEWORLD BANK Changing regimes 20th January 2006 The World Bank is insisting that borrowers keep their promises on transparency The governments of Congo-Brazzaville and Chad are at odds with the International Monetary Fund, headed by Rodrigo de Rato y Figaredo, and the World Bank under its new...
Vol 45 No 20 | WORLD BANKINTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND Millennial crisis 8th October 2004 Rich countries cannot agree on policies to boost African economies African economies will still fail to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on poverty reduction, health and education, according to the latest analysis released at the International Monetary...
Vol 44 No 20 | WORLD BANKINTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND Missing the goals 10th October 2003 Rich countries are reneging on promises to finance education for the poorest children Governments of poor countries and the World Bank fear that they will not get the funds to meet the Millennium Development Goals. A new Bank study says that...
Vol 44 No 20 | WORLD BANKINTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND Going Dutch 10th October 2003 The generous Netherlands' foreign aid programme is being overhauled to concentrate on a reduced list of 36 countries, with defined priorities. African countries will get just over a...
Vol 44 No 20 | WORLD BANKINTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND The gift horse's mouth 10th October 2003 The United States, the economic superpower, holds the power of veto in the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. That could be threatened by proposals to increase the...
Vol 43 No 20 | WORLD BANKINTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND The terror factor 11th October 2002 The fear of more failed states may scare the West into increasing aid for Africa Rich countries have made grand promises at no fewer than three summit meetings this year – in Monterrey, Kananaskis and Johannesburg. However, their African counterparts did not expect...
Vol 43 No 19 | WORLD BANK Joined-up aid 27th September 2002 The late September annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank will discuss proposals to review the performance of national development agencies and multilateral institutions to...
Vol 43 No 13 | CONGO-KINSHASAWORLD BANK Carrots for Kinshasa 28th June 2002 The International Monetary Fund and World Bank's US$1.2 billion package is a massive gesture of political support for President Joseph Kabila. Technically it was made possible by a...
Vol 42 No 20 | WORLD BANKINTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND The other war 12th October 2001 Casualties in Africa's economic battles are outstripping those in the military campaigns in Asia and the Middle East Watching Africa's halting economic progress amid war and recession, World Bank officials are launching an emergency drive for aid. Despite a decade of economic reform and debt relief,...
Vol 42 No 20 | WORLD BANKINTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND Fighting for Farmers 12th October 2001 More African countries are to test out a World Bank-backed commodity insurance scheme as prices for coffee, cocoa and cotton hit new lows on the terminal markets in...