Vol 48 No 22 | ECONOMYWORLD BANKINTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND New chiefs now, new policies later 2nd November 2007 For Africa, the Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund seem to resemble the shareholders’ meeting of a smallish public company bravely struggling back...
Vol 48 No 21 | NIGERIAWORLD BANK Renaissance woman 19th October 2007 Renaissance Capital has a new Chairperson for its advisory committees on Nigeria and Africa. The World Bank has a new Managing Director. And both institutions have secured the...
Vol 48 No 14 | NORWAYWORLD BANK Bank robbery 6th July 2007 Norwegian Development Minister Erik Solheim is determined to get the World Bank and International Monetary Fund to take more seriously the damage which corrupt pricing systems and tax...
Vol 48 No 12 | ECONOMYWORLD BANK The Vulcan has landed 8th June 2007 There is little chance that staff will allow new President Robert Zoellick a honeymoon at the World Bank's lavish H Street headquarters in Washington DC. The ghost of...
Vol 48 No 9 | WORLD BANK The trials of Wolfowitz 27th April 2007 ECONOMY The campaign to unseat World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz dominated the Spring Meeting of the Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) on 14-15 April, bitterly dividing the shareholders...
Vol 48 No 9 | WORLD BANK Pass the hat around 27th April 2007 The key event for the World Bank this year is the 15th replenishment of its soft-loan affiliate, the International Development Association. The IDA provides the bulk of low-interest...