A publication of the Bank Information Center (BIC)
Welcome to the October 18, 2012 issue of the IF-Eye – the Bank Information Center’s synthesis of key developments concerning the World Bank. Please send suggestions, contributions and subscription requests to: dschwartz@bicusa.org. Thanks for reading!
Group of Mongolian herder households files complaint with Meg Taylor, the Vice President of the IFC and MIGA’s accountability mechanism, the Compliance Advisor/Ombudsman (“CAO”), at the World Bank’s Annual Meetings in Tokyo.
Vinod Thomas (left), Director General of Independent Evaluation at the Asian Development Bank, and Manish Bapna (right), managing director of the World Resources Institute, say growth won’t last without sustainability and equality
Members of Congress, including Democratic Leader Pelosi and members of House Financial Services Committee, write to U.S. agencies and World Bank President Kim to back proper U.S. government oversight, independent accountability mechanisms and stronger safeguard policies
On a recent visit to Washington, DC, representatives of the Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT) met with senior officials at the World Bank including the country director for Tunisia to discuss the Bank’s involvement in the country generally and its engagement with the union particularly.
Nezir Sinani of Kosovo’s Institute for Development Policy explains the link between the development of coal-based energy solutions, energy costs, and poverty within Kosovo