A 5% cap will limit P4R Operations over a 2 year pilot period, but questions remain about how P4R expansion will be conditioned upon the results of management and IEG evaluations
Zoellick’s term officially ends on June 30th, 2012. BIC hopes the next candidate brings sweeping reform.
The Association for the Struggle for Fishworkers’ Rights calls out their Ombudsman for an assessment report that fails to take their social and environmental concerns into account.
India has been declared the largest country of operation of the IFC (the private investing arm of the World Bank), with a total USD 3.6 billion in financing, spanning 248 projects. Both IFC and World Bank apparently take pride in these projects being “environmentally sustainable”.
The Bank Information Center welcomes the World Bank’s initative to open up and create a larger space for civil society from the MENA region.