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Things that are happening
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BREAKING THE BANK - World Bank/IMF Teach in
2004 is the 60th birthday of the World Bank/IMF and not everyone is
celebrating. Come and get the low down on the history, impacts,
campaigns in Australia and internationally and how you can send the World
Bank/IMF your own special birthday message. Readers and materials will be
provided.
Where: Surry Hills Neighbourhood Centre, cnr Collins and Norton Streets
(off Crown St) Surry Hills
When: 2pm - 5.30pm Saturday 17 April Sydney
RSVP: to aidwatch@aidwatch.org.au by Fri 9 April
Cost: $10 or donation (to cover costs)
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http://www.jubileeusa.org/sendacard.htm
ALSO....
Activists prod World Bank on Canadian corruption case by Emad Mekay
Watchdog groups are urging the World Bank to conclude an internal investigation on debarring Acres International, a major Canadian construction company, after a court in the African kingdom of Lesotho found the firm guilty of bribery and corruption.
"This is a monumental case for the future of corruption in international development projects, especially World Bank projects, but it is really a moment of truth, I think, for the World Bank," said Patricia Adams of Canadian group Probe International.
http://www.odiousdebts.org/odiousdebts/index.cfm?DSP=content&ContentID=9817
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International Institutions June 2004
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Promoting Democracy and Transparency for the International Institutions
* World Bank Corruption May Top $100 Billion (May 13)
Corrupt use of World Bank funds may exceed $100 billion and while the institution has moved to combat the problem, more must be done, the chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Thursday. Sen. Richard Lugar, an Indiana Republican, charged that "in its starkest terms, corruption has cost the lives of uncounted individuals contending with poverty and disease." More:
http://www.globalpolicy.org/socecon/bwi-wto/wbank/2004/0513corrupt.htm
* PRSP: Are the World Bank and IMF Delivering On Promises (April 28)
This Caritas Internationalis report investigates the outcomes of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) in 19 countries and challenges the effectiveness of the IMF and World Bank in the PRSPs. The report argues that the Fund and the Bank prevent countries from obtaining "broad ownership" of the PRSPs, causing the slow progress of poverty programs in these countries. More:
http://www.globalpolicy.org/socecon/bwi-wto/wbank/2004/0428prsp.pdf
* IMF Seminars and Conferences -- IMF Book Forum: Does the IMF Always Prescribe Fiscal Austerity? Are Targets Too Tight?, June 8, 2004
http://www.imf.org/External/NP/EXR/BForums/2004/060804.htm
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