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World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings - Washington D.C., October 2007

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The 2007 Annual Meetings of World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be held over a 3-day period, from October 20 to 22, at the WB and IMF headquarters in Washington D.C. Civil society groups are organising events from October 18. Also, from October 14 to 21, various citizen actions and mobilizations will take place worldwide, as part of the Week of Global Action vs. Debt and IFIs. Check the IFIwatchnet coverage during the annual meetings season and keep yourself informed with day to day updates and analysis! *** Contribute to IFIwatchnet WEBLOG *** Related Choike in-depth reports: External debt, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, Financing for Development Versión en español World Bank, IMF charged with short-changing women Activists are pushing the World Bank and IMF to change the lens through which they view gender's role in development. Although women are the majority of the world's poor, activists say, the institutions overlook that when influencing economies. [see more] The World Bank and the IMF in the upside down kingdom At first sight, everything seemed the same as usual. But, taking a closer look, the ritual annual meeting was different this year from all the previous ones. Among others changes, Brazil and India are now the ones demanding the IMF to act in order to settle finances in the United States. [see more] Aid and debt issues for Latinamerica at the World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings At the World Band and IMF meetings, expectations from Latindadd and its members were mainly focused on additionality of aid, debt sustainability framework and future lending after HIPC and MDRI. It is worthy to remark that few events were specifically related to Latinamerican issues. [see more]

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