News stories related to the World Bank and IMF

A selection of news stories related to the World Bank and IMF, brought to you by the Bretton Woods Project:


Brazil's Lula tells Portugal to reject IMF bailout as Lisbon faces downgrade
http://blogs.forbes.com/afontevecchia/2011/03/29/brazils-lula-tells-portugal-to-reject-imf-bailout-as-lisbon-faces-downgrade//afontevecchia/2011/03/29/brazils-lula-tells-portugal-to-reject-imf-bailout-as-lisbon-faces-downgrade/
Forbes, 29 March 2011

Climate funds to underwrite the World Bank's love affair with big dams?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-bosshard/climate-funds-to-underwri_b_842170..html
Huffington Post, 29 March 2011

Europe needs debt relief, not decades of austerity
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/mar/28/europe-debt-relief
Guardian, 28 March 2011

The World Bank and Africa
http://www.modernghana.com/news/322076/1/the-world-bank-and-afrika.html
modernghana.com, 28 March 2011

Continuing colonialism: World Bank funds mining in Africa
http://www.countercurrents.org/mychalejko270311.htm
countercurrents.org, 27 March 2011

World Bank's forest climate fund slammed for sidelining indigenous peoples' rights and failing to protect forests
http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/41428
egovmonitor.com, 25 March 2011

Serbia unions rally for wage hikes, less austerity
http://www.trust.org/trustlaw/news/serbia-unions-rally-for-wage-hikes-less-austerity
Reuters, 25 March 2011

Guess which policy your central bank will pursue by Dean Baker
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/mar/15/economics-imf
Guardian, 15 March 2011