D.C. to pay 13.7 million to mistreated World Bank, IMF protesters

" D.C. to pay 13.7 million to mistreated World Bank, IMF protesters By Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON — The city of Washington has agreed to pay 13.7 million dollars to some 700...

IMF Protesters Met With Tear Gas In Turkey

Police threw tear gas at the hundreds that protested the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank in Istanbul, Turkey on Tuesday. Some of the protesters threw fire bombs at a convention centre where leaders of the IMF and the World Bank were meeting. Bank windows were...

[H]ow easy and quick it is to become poor.

peter.reardon: on poverty and the fallacy of corporate bailouts: - How useful to have this World Bank report available in support of  the poorest in society!The article, by Marina Litvinsky and published by IPS would at first glance seem to be essential reading for...

World Bank: Economy worst since Depression

World Bank says global economy to shrink for first time since World War II, dragged down by sharp decline in industry, trade. " The world economy is on track to post its worst performance since the Great Depression, with developing countries bearing much of the economic...

World Bank loans exacerbate climate change

Study highlights World Bank’s financing of fossil fuels––Its been said that instead of 'needing' to spend around 2 billion a year on a small number of major developments, like mega-hydropower dams and power stations, to meet their shareholders targets, the World Bank...