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What You Won’t Hear at the World Bank’s Spring Meetings Next Week

The World Bank Group will host its 2018 Spring Meetings next week, bringing together representatives of governments, ba...

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The World Bank and IMF’s approach to social protection

While it is generally accepted that social protection is a core public service, the design of national systems is highly...

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CSOs Oppose AIIB’s Plan to Allow Management to Approve Projects

April 9, 2018: 62 Civil Society Groups from four continents issued a public statement to express their concern about the...

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A False Debate on the Frauds and Regulations in Public Sector Banks

The war of words between the Finance Minister and RBI governor has steamed up with the Arvind Subramanian, Chief Economi...

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The Privatisation of Public Sector Banks is not a Panacea

In the aftermath of the Rs. 12,000 crore fraud perpetrated by Nirav Modi, the critics of the Indian Banking system has l...

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IFC Failed to Follow its Performance Standards in Vizhinjam: CAO

International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) grievance redressal body Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO) in its compliance ...

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The Council of Ethics Recommends the GPFG to Exclude BHEL from Portfolio

Credit: GreenWatch Dhaka The Council on Ethics for the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), an independent body of the...

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Huge Overlap in Investments by MDBs, ExIM Banks, and Bilaterals on Critical Sectors

Ever since the first lending from World Bank in 1949 worth $34 million to Indian Railways and the bilateral credit India...

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Legal Experts Urge Supreme Court to Hear Case Challenging World Bank Immunity

International law and human rights law experts are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear our clients’ case, Jam v. Inte...

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Sacrificing Labour Rights at the Altar of Ease of Doing Business

The call for reforms in the labour laws in the country became strong with the liberalisation of the economy in the 90’s....

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August 12, 2019

Michelle Harrison

What You Won’t Hear at the World Bank’s Spring Meetings Next Week

The World Bank Group will host its 2018 Spring Meetings next week, bringing together representatives of governments, banking institutions, civil society, the private sector, and academics to “discuss issues of global concern, including the world economic outlook, poverty eradication, economic devel...

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August 12, 2019

Stephen Kidd

The World Bank and IMF’s approach to social protection

While it is generally accepted that social protection is a core public service, the design of national systems is highly contested. There are two broad camps in the debate: one regards social protection as a universal human right, arguing for inclusive schemes that offer high or universal coverage; ...

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April 9, 2018

CFA Admin

CSOs Oppose AIIB’s Plan to Allow Management to Approve Projects

April 9, 2018: 62 Civil Society Groups from four continents issued a public statement to express their concern about the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank’s (AIIB) ongoing Board meetings in which it is being proposed to empower Bank’s Management to approve some projects. “The forthcomi...

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March 30, 2018

Priya Dharshini

A False Debate on the Frauds and Regulations in Public Sector Banks

The war of words between the Finance Minister and RBI governor has steamed up with the Arvind Subramanian, Chief Economic Advisor, jumping in the fray attacking the Urjit Patel, RBI Governor, who commented, among other things on the system of dual regulation by the finance ministry and RBI of the pu...

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February 7, 2020

Moumita Dutta

The Privatisation of Public Sector Banks is not a Panacea

In the aftermath of the Rs. 12,000 crore fraud perpetrated by Nirav Modi, the critics of the Indian Banking system has launched into a fresh debate on the ownership structure of India’s Public Sector banks. People like former Arvind Panagariya, NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman, Viral Acharya, Deputy Governo...

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March 25, 2018

Anuradha Munshi

IFC Failed to Follow its Performance Standards in Vizhinjam: CAO

International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) grievance redressal body Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO) in its compliance investigation report has indicted IFC for not following its Performance Standards in Vizhinjam International Seaport Limited (VISL), a special purpose company wholly owned by the S...

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May 8, 2018

Nishank

The Council of Ethics Recommends the GPFG to Exclude BHEL from Portfolio

Credit: GreenWatch Dhaka The Council on Ethics for the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), an independent body of the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, that makes recommendations to the Norges Bank with regards to either excluding companies from the GPFG or placing them under observati...

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February 23, 2026

Joe Athialy

Huge Overlap in Investments by MDBs, ExIM Banks, and Bilaterals on Critical Sectors

Ever since the first lending from World Bank in 1949 worth $34 million to Indian Railways and the bilateral credit India received from the erstwhile USSR and USA in the early 50s, India has been a recipient of significant funds from different multilateral and bilateral sources. While each of these l...

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June 11, 2018

Michelle Harrison

Legal Experts Urge Supreme Court to Hear Case Challenging World Bank Immunity

International law and human rights law experts are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear our clients’ case, Jam v. International Finance Corporation challenging the immunity of the International Finance Corp. (IFC), the private lending arm of the World Bank Group. The Supreme Court has never before...

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March 8, 2018

Maju Varghese

Sacrificing Labour Rights at the Altar of Ease of Doing Business

The call for reforms in the labour laws in the country became strong with the liberalisation of the economy in the 90’s. The Second National Commission on labour was set up in 1999 which recommended among many other things consolidation of various laws on labour. India strict labour laws and regu...

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What You Won’t Hear at the World Bank’s Spring Meetings Next Week

The World Bank and IMF’s approach to social protection

CSOs Oppose AIIB’s Plan to Allow Management to Approve Projects

A False Debate on the Frauds and Regulations in Public Sector Banks

The Privatisation of Public Sector Banks is not a Panacea

IFC Failed to Follow its Performance Standards in Vizhinjam: CAO

The Council of Ethics Recommends the GPFG to Exclude BHEL from Portfolio

Huge Overlap in Investments by MDBs, ExIM Banks, and Bilaterals on Critical Sectors

Legal Experts Urge Supreme Court to Hear Case Challenging World Bank Immunity

Sacrificing Labour Rights at the Altar of Ease of Doing Business

What You Won’t Hear at the World Bank’s Spring Meetings Next Week

The World Bank and IMF’s approach to social protection

CSOs Oppose AIIB’s Plan to Allow Management to Approve Projects

A False Debate on the Frauds and Regulations in Public Sector Banks

The Privatisation of Public Sector Banks is not a Panacea

IFC Failed to Follow its Performance Standards in Vizhinjam: CAO

The Council of Ethics Recommends the GPFG to Exclude BHEL from Portfolio

Huge Overlap in Investments by MDBs, ExIM Banks, and Bilaterals on Critical Sectors

Legal Experts Urge Supreme Court to Hear Case Challenging World Bank Immunity

Sacrificing Labour Rights at the Altar of Ease of Doing Business

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