Posted on October 2, 2009 by iMFdirect
By Caroline Atkinson
There has been talk for years of the need for IMF governance reform by critics of the IMF. Now it is on the official agenda–and some of the civil society organizations (CSOs) who have been most interested and vocal on the subject have been participating in the debate with the IMF. Managing Director [...]
Filed under: Annual Meetings, Civil Society, Emerging Markets, Low-income countries | Tagged: Civil Society, IMF governance, IMF quotas, Jo Marie Griesgraber | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 28, 2009 by iMFdirect
By Caroline Atkinson
In early October, economic policymakers representing the entire membership of the IMF, 186 countries in total, will gather in Istanbul for the Annual Meetings. More formally, the 2009 Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and the IMF will be held in Istanbul, Turkey on October 6-7, 2009. [...]
Filed under: Annual Meetings, Civil Society, Economic Crisis | Tagged: Annual Meetings, Civil Society, crisis lending, Program of Seminars, World Economic Outlook | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 17, 2009 by iMFdirect
By Reza Moghadam
With the global financial crisis, the world is increasingly looking to the International Monetary Fund—not just for financing but as the global institution charged with overseeing members’ economies and policies (what we call surveillance). It’s easy to forget that only 10 years ago the Fund was a secretive institution. That’s no longer the case. [...]
Filed under: Annual Meetings, Civil Society, Financial Crisis | Tagged: candid assessment, Civil Society, criteria, IMF archives, openness, publication, surveillance, transparency | 3 Comments »
